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Qatar Peninsula

Qatar Peninsula

5.5
A piece of land that sticks into the Persian Gulf and makes most of Qatar
  • proper noun
translation icon : Península de Catar
  • The Qatar Peninsula projects into the Persian Gulf, providing the country with a long coastline.

Examples

  • Archaeologists have discovered ancient settlements on the Qatar Peninsula.

  • The climate of the Qatar Peninsula is typically arid with high temperatures and little rainfall.

  • The Qatar Peninsula is known for its rich oil reserves.

  • Many tourists visit the Qatar Peninsula for its beautiful beaches.

  • The Qatar Peninsula projects into the Persian Gulf, providing the country with a long coastline.

  • Many tourists visit the Qatar Peninsula for its beautiful beaches.

  • The climate of the Qatar Peninsula is typically arid with high temperatures and little rainfall.

Synonyms

peninsula
vsQatar Peninsula
132 2.7

A piece of land almost surrounded by water but joined to the mainland

is the specific landform located in Western Asia forming most of one country's territory
Katar
vsQatar Peninsula
7.7

A peninsula that extends north from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf

has identical geographic sense but uses an alternative name form

Surface Forms

Qatar Peninsula main

Morphology

Qatar + peninsula

The meaning is directly compositional: 'Qatar' names the country and 'peninsula' names the landform, so the phrase literally means the peninsula belonging to or associated with Qatar. This country+landform construction is cross-linguistically regular and a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Qatar Peninsula takes its name from the country Qatar and the word peninsula, which means land almost surrounded by water; imagine a long finger of land pointing into the Persian Gulf. That's why Qatar Peninsula today refers to the long piece of land that makes up most of the State of Qatar and gives it a long coastline.