Both Uses of
peninsula
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- "No, my dear fellow," returned the young man, seating himself on the divan; "reassure yourself; we are tottering always, but we never fall, and I begin to believe that we shall pass into a state of immobility, and then the affairs of the Peninsula will completely consolidate us."†
Chpt 39-40
- The king (Don Carlos) has not left Bourges, and the peninsula is in the enjoyment of profound peace.†
Chpt 61-62 *
Definition:
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(peninsula) a large mass of land projecting into a body of water -- especially if connected to the larger land mass by an isthmus