# half-island

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A piece of land which is "halfway" an island; a byland; peninsula.
2. An area of land occupying part or half of an island.

## Etymology
From half- + island. Compare German Halbinsel (“peninsula”, literally “half-island”), Latin paeninsula (“peninsula”, literally “almost-island”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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