Rhode Island

[rohd]

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.

Rhode Island

/ 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)

Rhode Island

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.

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

District Court for the District of Rhode Island ruled that the administration must restore benefits “as soon as possible.”

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The decisions, issued within moments of each other on Friday by judges in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, said the government must pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or Snap, benefits using a contingency fund.

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While all that is going down, the torque-vectoring rear differential and traction/stability management systems are busy keeping you out of Rhode Island’s more fashionable ditches.

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In August, Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse requested all Bureau of Prisons documents related to the transfer, raising concerns about whether it complied with the agency’s policies.

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In June, Rhode Island became the first state to mandate “reasonable” workplace accommodations for employees experiencing menopause-related symptoms, such as access to temperature-controlled workstations and flexibility for time off for doctor’s appointments.

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