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

Dr. Dina Epstein, an OB-GYN in Little Rock, said she and her colleagues see cases like Waldorf’s often.

From Salon • May 27, 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

The story of the Clinton 12 is not as widely known as the Little Rock Nine or Ruby Bridges, other students who integrated schools after Boyce.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 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

I kept myself busy so I wouldn't think too much about Little Rock or about the dream of leaving there.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals