Rhode Island

/roʊ ˌdaɪlənd/
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Definitions of Rhode Island
  1. noun
    a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
    synonyms: Little Rhody, Ocean State, RI
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    American state
    one of the 50 states of the United States
  2. noun
    one of the British colonies that formed the United States
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    Colony
    one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
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