Conanicut Island

proper noun

An island of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, United States, comprising the populated part of Jamestown.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, United States, comprising the populated part of Jamestown.

Origin

From Narragansett, said to be named after chief Canonicus. The name Canonicus is in turn a Latinization of Qunnouone, which has been said to be from *qunni (“long, tall”). The ending -ut indicates the locative. Some sources directly translate Conanicut as "long place".

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APA

Conanicut Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conanicut%20Island

MLA

“Conanicut Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conanicut%20Island. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Conanicut Island,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conanicut%20Island.

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