Rhode Island
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Rhode Island
- /ˌɹoʊd ˈaɪ.lənd/ US
- /ˌɹəʊd ˈaɪ.lənd/ UK
Where it comes from
Originally spelled Rode-Island. From unstandardized Early Modern Dutch Roode Eylant (“Red Island”), after a description of Aquidneck Island given by navigator Adriaen Block: een rodlich Eylande (Modern Dutch een roodlijk eiland).
Modern spelling due to influence from Rhodes, as Giovanni da Verrazzano had once likened an isle somewhere about the Narragansett Bay to it, though the precise identity of the isle he was referring to remains unknown. The earliest spelling showing influence from this is Rhod-Island.
proper noun Rhod-Island · Rhod Island · Rode-Island · Rode Island
- The smallest state of the United States. Official name: State of Rhode Island. California joins New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island in banning declawing statewide, according to the Los Angeles Times. Several California cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkeley, Burbank, Culver City, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood, had previously en
- The official name of Aquidneck Island.
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name a state of the United States of America
| Español | Rhode Island |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 로드아일랜드 Rodeu-Aillaendeu |
| 日本語 | ロードアイランド Rōdo-Airando |
| 中文 | 羅德島 /罗德岛 Luódé-dǎo |
| हिन्दी | रोड आइलैंड roḍ āilaiṇḍ, रोड आइलैण्ड roḍ āilaiṇḍ |
| Português | Rhode Island |
| Français | Rhode Island |
| Deutsch | Rhode Island |
| Italiano | Rhode Island |
| Ελληνικά | Ρόουντ Άιλαντ Róount Áilant |
| Română | Rhode Island |
| Русский | Род-А́йленд Rod-Ájlend |
| العربية | رُود آيْلَانْد rūd ʔāyland |
Talk about this word "Rhode Island." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rhode%20island. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Rhode Island. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rhode%20island "Rhode Island." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rhode%20island.Cite this
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