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

Earlier this week, he declined to go into details about his hiring in 2016 at Texas Tech, which came only 19 days after he had left Arkansas Little-Rock to take an open job at UNLV.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2019

After knocking off Purdue in the opening round, Arkansas Little-Rock lost by 17.

From The Guardian • Mar. 21, 2016

The 64-63 victory allowed Arkansas Little-Rock to go dancing for the first time in 21 years.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2011