Meaning of Peninsular | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who inhabits a peninsula.
2. A person born on the Iberian Peninsula who emigrated to a (contemporary or former) Spanish colony.
   historical

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:peninsular.”

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