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peninsula

noun as in projecting mass of land

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The peninsula is home to Great Britain's most remote pub, The Old Forge in Inverie, which is run by Stephanie Harris.

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Early last month, Ukraine struck a refinery in the southern Krasnodar region, as well as an oil terminal and an ammunition depot in the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula, according to Russian authorities.

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The semi-submersible vessel was bound for the Iberian peninsula and was seized in recent days, according to officials.

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The Houthis first emerged as significant players in Yemen, on the Arabian peninsula’s southern tip, in the 1990s.

"We've got to watch the protection of the public realm all around the peninsula."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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