Pen-in'su-lā, n.

(-sū-, or -shŭ-), n. [Lat. península, or pæninsula, from pæne, almost, nearly, and insula, island; It. peninsula, penisola, Sp. península, penísla, Fr. péninsule.] A portion of land nearly surrounded by water, and connected with the larger body of land by a narrow neck or isthmus.