Half-island
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A piece of land which is "halfway" an island; a byland; peninsula.
"Because of its half-island identity, the Korean peninsula has instilled among those who live along its coasts and on some of the over three thousand mostly small offshore islands, a long-term interest in fisheries."
- 2 An area of land occupying part or half of an island.
"Yunen finds the "study of the half-island" to be no better than a "half-study," one whose artificially narrow scope blocks the understanding of shared problems and the finding of shared solutions."
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More examples"Because of its half-island identity, the Korean peninsula has instilled among those who live along its coasts and on some of the over three thousand mostly small offshore islands, a long-term interest in fisheries."
Etymology
From half- + island. Compare German Halbinsel (“peninsula”, literally “half-island”), Latin paeninsula (“peninsula”, literally “almost-island”).
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