Little Rock

American  

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Arkansas, in the central part, on the Arkansas River.

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Little Rock British  

noun

1. a city in central Arkansas, on the Arkansas River: state capital. Pop: 184 053 (2003 est)

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Little Rock Cultural  

1. Capital of Arkansas and largest city in the state.

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In 1957, federal troops were sent into Little Rock to enforce the United States Supreme Court ruling in Brown versus Board of Education against racial segregation in the public schools. Little Rock became a symbol (see also symbol) of the South's resistance to school integration.

Example Sentences

When Amanda Coulson was a child, she visited her mother at work at a hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

“The construction-in-progress account is this big hole where hyperscalers can bury a lot of their costs,” said Gaurav Kumar, an accounting professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

This urban domestication starts with trash, the study's co-author, Raffaela Lesch of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, told Scientific American.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

That’s what President Eisenhower did to protect the Little Rock Nine; everyone agrees he has that power.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2025

But on May 24, 1955, the newspapers said the Little Rock school board had adopted a plan to limit integration to Central High School.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals