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peninsulares

peninsulares is the plural of peninsular.

Meaning of peninsular

Noun

peninsular (plural peninsulars or peninsulares)

  1. One who inhabits a peninsula.
  2. (historical) A person born on the Iberian Peninsula who emigrated to a (contemporary or former) Spanish colony.
    • Some of the great merchants in the Indies were creoles, but the majority were peninsulares. These latter acted as effective intermediaries between Spain and the colonies.1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 131

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Questions about peninsulares

What is peninsulares the plural of?
Peninsulares is the plural of peninsular.

Words near peninsulares in the dictionary

  1. Peninsula State
  2. peninsulae
  3. peninsular
  4. Peninsular Malaysia
  5. Peninsular Spanish
  6. peninsulares
  7. peninsularism
  8. peninsularities
  9. peninsularity
  10. peninsularly
  11. peninsulars

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