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)
Abbreviations: R.I., (with zip code) RI
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Rhode′ Is′land
(rōd),USA pronunciation
- Place Namesa state of the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast: a part of New England. 947,154;
1214 sq. mi. (3145 sq. km). Cap.: Providence. Abbr.: RI (for use with zip code), R.I.
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'Rhode Island' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- Blackstone
- Block Island
- Bristol
- Burrillville
- Canonicus
- Central Falls
- Colonies
- Constitutional Convention
- Coventry
- Cranston
- Cumberland
- Dorr's Rebellion
- East Greenwich
- East Providence
- Johnston
- Lincoln
- Little Rhody
- Middletown
- Narragansett
- Narragansett Bay
- New England
- Newport
- Newport East
- North Kingstown
- North Providence
- Pawtucket
- Portsmouth
- Providence
- Quonset hut
- RI
- Rhode Island Red
- Rhode Island White
- Rhode Island bent
- Tiverton
- Wampanoag
- Warwick
- Weldon
- West Warwick
- Williams
- abbreviate
- cabinet
- charter colony
- cob pie
- colony
- hero sandwich
- nurse shark
- providence
- sheriff
- violet