Noun
A portion of land nearly surrounded by water, and connected with a larger body by a neck, or isthmus.
Source: Webster's dictionaryDuring the Peninsula War, I heard a Portuguese general address his troops before a battle with the words, "Remember men, you are Portuguese!" Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
China pays a great deal of attention to the Korean nuclear issue. We stand for achieving denuclearization of the peninsula in a peaceful way through dialogue and consultation to maintain peace and stability of the peninsula and Northeast Asia. Hu Jintao
Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask for a moment of silence here in this chamber to remember our fallen colleague, my predecessor representing the San Francisco Peninsula in Congress, Leo Ryan, and to honor his work for justice and human rights. Tom Lantos
The Florida peninsula is, in fact, an emerging plateau, honeycombed with voids and vents, caves and underground waterways. Travelers on Interstate Highway I-75 have no idea that, beneath them, are cave labyrinths still being mapped by speleologists - 'cavers,' they prefer to be called. Randy Wayne White
My family immigrated when I was 3, and our predecessors inhabited the Korean Peninsula for as long as can be recalled. Chang-rae Lee
The endgame is peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula. Lee Myung-bak