Block Island

proper noun

An island in Block Island Sound, Rhode Island, United States, coextensive with the town of New Shoreham.

OriginDutch Block →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island in Block Island Sound, Rhode Island, United States, coextensive with the town of New Shoreham.

    Well I'm on the Downeaster Alexa / And I'm cruisin' through Block Island Sound

    1989, Billy Joel, “The Downeaster "Alexa"”, in Storm Front

Origin

  1. DutchBlock
  2. EnglishBlock Island

From Dutch Block, named after Dutch explorer Adriaen Block.

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Translations

Arabic بلوك آيلاند
  • بلوك آيلاندTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 布洛克島 /布洛克岛
  • 布洛克島 /布洛克岛 (Bùluòkè Dǎo)Translations
German Blockinsel
  • BlockinselTranslations
Japanese ブロック島
  • ブロック島Translations
Persian بلاک آیلند
  • بلاک آیلندTranslations
Russian Блок-Айленд, Блок
  • Блок-Айленд (Blok-Ajlend)Translations
  • Блок (Blok)Translations
Urdu بلاک جزیرہ
  • بلاک جزیرہTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

Block Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Block%20Island

MLA

“Block Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Block%20Island. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Block Island,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Block%20Island.

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