rhode island

Noun
  1. A state in New England;
    One of the original 13 colonies;
    The smallest state (synset 109159733)
    domain member region: shawnee cake - form of johnnycake
    is an instance of: american state - one of the 50 states of the United States
    has:
    • brown, brown university - a university in Rhode Island
    • capital of rhode island, providence - the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
    • newport - a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center
    • narragansett bay - a deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Rhode Island
    is a part of:
    • america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
    • new england - a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut
    same as: little rhody, ocean state, r.i., ri
  2. One of the British colonies that formed the United States (synset 109160042)
    is an instance of: colony - one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States

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