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noun
A piece of land which is "halfway" an island; a byland; peninsula.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An area of land occupying part or half of an island.
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History
From half- + island. Compare German Halbinsel (“peninsula”, literally “half-island”), Latin paeninsula (“peninsula”, literally “almost-island”).
