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

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Rhode Island

Live video has launched in nine markets, including Atlanta; Orlando, Fla.; Rhode Island and Phoenix.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

As with data centers, the debate over Flock has spilled into this year’s elections, from Florida to Rhode Island to San Francisco.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The university agreed to pay $50 million over 10 years to Rhode Island workforce-development organizations, but this was far less than other schools’ penalties and was justified, among other things, by the agreement’s breadth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

From Washington, D.C., to Rhode Island to Oregon, federal judges nominated by presidents from both parties, including Donald Trump, have zeroed in on what’s called “the presumption of regularity.”

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

At home in Rhode Island, the corn was tall as Ruth now.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson