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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Derived Forms

• Rhode Islander
  noun

Example Sentences

District Court for the District of Rhode Island, on Friday voided four policies issued by U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Vic Mellor, who is running for election in Rhode Island in November, said he spoke with Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro on Thursday night, during a several-day trip to Cuba that concluded Friday.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The West Hollywood clam shack conjures Rhode Island on the West Coast, be it with clams of all kinds, lobster cooked just right or oysters treated with reverence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

For those who don’t know American geography, Texas is not Rhode Island, nor is it particularly close.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

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

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson