Rhode Island

geographical name

Rhode Is·​land rōd-ˈī-lənd 

1

or officially Rhode Island and Providence Plantations state in the northeastern U.S. surrounding Narragansett Bay and bordering the Atlantic; capital Providence area 1212 square miles (3139 square kilometers), population 1,052,567

Note: Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. state in area.

2

see aquidneck island

Rhode Islander noun