rhode island

Noun rhode island has 2 senses

• rhode island(n = noun.location) little rhody, ocean state, ri - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state;
has parts: brown, brown university, capital of rhode island, providence, newport, narragansett bay
is a kind of american state
is a part of america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, new england

• rhode island(n = noun.location) - one of the British colonies that formed the United States;
is a kind of colony