Cher·so·nese /ˈkɝsəˌniz, ˌnis/
Cher·so·nese n. A peninsula; a tract of land nearly surrounded by water, but united to a larger tract by a neck of land or isthmus; as, the Cimbric Chersonese, or Jutland; the Tauric Chersonese, or Crimea. ◄ ►