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peninsula

Land surrounded on three sides by water but still attached to a larger landmass. Florida, USA, is an example.
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I had a plantation on the peninsula, and I wanted a white overseer.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
The 28th parallel, on reaching the American coast, traverses the peninsula of Florida, dividing it into two nearly equal portions.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
The mouth of the Columbia is upwards of four miles wide with a peninsula and promontory on one side, and a long low spit of land on the other; between which a sand bar and chain of breakers almost block the entrance.
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