Rhode Island
noun
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 Islander
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a word derived from
Rhode Island.
Example Sentences
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Brian Mulhern, the Rhode Islander who put off his colonoscopy, compared the industry to the "legal mafia" - offering protection "but on their terms".
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024
“They’re a whirlwind of energy and happiness,” Peter Farrelly, a fellow Rhode Islander and executive producer of the documentary, said in a telephone interview from Los Angeles.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2021
There is an exception for those who travel for work but any Rhode Islander who leaves the state for work must self-quarantine when they return.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2020
If you have significant wealth, any financial adviser will tell you that your family cannot afford to have you die as a Rhode Islander.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2019
Perry, as has been said, was a Rhode Islander, and many of the men he had with him had come from that state.
From James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters by Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury
