Originally Posted by
Tankertrashnav
I've always thought that "peninsular" was the adjective from "peninsula", as in "Peninsular and Oriental", but I'm always seeing it used as a noun, (most recently by the OP).
Am I wrong?
No, you are perfectly correct.
Peninsula is the noun for a bit of land which sticks out.
Peninsular is the adjective describing such a protuberance.
Frequently misunderstood.
I blame the teachers.
My wife, a primary school teacher, coached her colleagues in that sort of thing, esp the use of the apostrophe.