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.

Other Word Forms

• Rhode Islander noun

Example Sentences

Last November, the Newport Harbor Island Resort in Rhode Island debuted a seasonal suite in collaboration with the brand Cozy Earth, with all the bedding, robes and candles available for 20% off.

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Green in Rhode Island and Manchester Regional in New Hampshire—whether to install heated runways.

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Providence rent is cheaper, plus Bolden wants to try to tap a Rhode Island subsidy program, Page said.

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The Interior Department cited national-security risks in halting wind projects off the coast of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York and Virginia.

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Other projects targeted by Monday's order include the Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts, Revolution Wind off Rhode Island, and the New York-area Sunrise and Empire projects.

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