die Halbinsel
Translation
peninsula
Examples
Italien ist eine Halbinsel.
Italy is a peninsula.
Wir machen Urlaub auf einer Halbinsel.
We are vacationing on a peninsula.
Grammar Patterns
on a peninsula on a peninsula They live on a beautiful peninsula.
Similar Words
Landzunge (spit of land)
Etymology
From 'halb' (half) + 'Insel' (island). Literally a 'half-island'.
Memory Tips
Picture a map: an island is fully surrounded by water, but a 'half-island' (peninsula) is only partly surrounded and connected to the mainland.