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Peninsula

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peninsula
a narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake from the mainland
peninsula [pə′nin·sə·lə]
(geography)
A body of land extending into water from the mainland, sometimes almost entirely separated from the mainland except for an isthmus.
Peninsula 

a body of land surrounded on three sides by water, with the fourth side connected to a continent or island. In most cases peninsulas are geologically part of a continent.
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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
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