Rhode Island

American  

[rohd] / roʊd /

noun

1. a state of the northeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast: a part of New England. 1,214 square miles (3,145 square kilometers). Providence. RI (for use with zip code), R.I.

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Rhode Island British  

/ rəʊd /

noun

1. Abbreviations: R.I.   RI.  a state of the northeastern US, bordering on the Atlantic: the smallest state in the US; mainly low-lying and undulating, with an indented coastline in the east and uplands in the northwest Capital: Providence. Pop: 1 076 164 (2003 est). Area: 2717 sq km (1049 sq miles)

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Rhode Island Cultural  

1. State in the northeastern United States; one of the New England states. Bordered by Massachusetts to the north and east, the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and Connecticut to the west. Its capital and largest city is Providence.

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After he was banished from Massachusetts for speaking out in favor of religious toleration, Roger Williams established the first settlement in the area at Providence in the early seventeenth century.

One of the thirteen colonies.

Rhode Island is the smallest state of the United States.

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• Rhode Islander
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Rhode Island

A construction company agreed to pay $11 million last year to resolve environmental violations after it admitted it used more than 4,000 tons of contaminated fill to rebuild a Rhode Island state highway interchange.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

“Ronald Fischer will now return to Rhode Island to face the consequences he sought to evade for more than 20 years.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Charles C. Calenda for the District of Rhode Island said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

The couple decided on Madison Square Garden, per the rumors, after a failed attempt to secure a venue near Swift’s Rhode Island estate.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

The officer next to her was the size and shape of Edward, the shaggy bull who lived down the road from us in Rhode Island.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson