half-island
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2HALF-ISLAND + NOUN
identity, korean, peninsula
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incidentally
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noun
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.
For some time, the Midianites controlled part of the AraBa territories of Negeb desert and the half Island of Sinai.
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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3Because 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
WiktionaryFor some time, the Midianites controlled part of the AraBa territories of Negeb desert and the half Island of Sinai.
WiktionaryTherefore, полуóстров is а half-island, or peninsula. Incidentally, the word peninsula is formed in the same way, from the Latin words раеnе (almost) and insula (island).
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