Meanings
alternative Rhod-Island · alternative Rhod Island · alternative Rode-Island · alternative Rode Island
- The smallest state of the United States. Official name: State of Rhode Island.
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California joins New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island in banning declawing statewide, according to the Los Angeles Times. Several California cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkeley, Burbank, Culver City, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood, had previously enacted local bans, with West Hollywood becoming the first jurisdiction in the nation to do so in 2003.
2025 October 9, Angelique Brenes, “California bans declawing cats under new state law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom”, in KTLA5, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2025 - The official name of Aquidneck Island.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Originally spelled Rode-Island. From unstandardized Early Modern Dutch Roode Eylant (“Red Island”), after a description of Aquidneck Island given by navigator Adriaen Block: een rodlich Eylande (Modern Dutch een roodlijk eiland). Modern spelling due to influence from Rhodes, as Giovanni da Verrazzano had once likened an isle somewhere about the Narragansett Bay to it, though the precise identity of the isle he was referring to remains unknown. The earliest spelling showing influence from this is Rhod-Island.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic رُود آيْلَانْد
- رُود آيْلَانْد (rūd ʔāyland)a state of the United States of America
Bengali রোড জিঞ্জিরা
- রোড জিঞ্জিরা (roḍ jiñjira)a state of the United States of America
Bulgarian Род А́йлънд
- Род А́йлънд (Rod Ájlănd)a state of the United States of America
Chinese Mandarin 羅德島 /罗德岛
- 羅德島 /罗德岛 (Luódé-dǎo)a state of the United States of America
Czech Rhode Island
- Rhode Islanda state of the United States of America
Danish Rhode Island
- Rhode Islanda state of the United States of America
Dutch Rhode Island
- Rhode Islanda state of the United States of America
Esperanto Rod-Insulo
- Rod-Insuloa state of the United States of America
Finnish Rhode Island
- Rhode Islanda state of the United States of America
French Rhode Island
- Rhode Islanda state of the United States of America
German Rhode Island
- Rhode Islanda state of the United States of America
Greek Ρόουντ Άιλαντ
- Ρόουντ Άιλαντ (Róount Áilant)a state of the United States of America
Hindi रोड आइलैंड, रोड आइलैण्ड
- रोड आइलैंड (roḍ āilaiṇḍ)a state of the United States of America
- रोड आइलैण्ड (roḍ āilaiṇḍ)a state of the United States of America
Hungarian Rhode Island
- Rhode Islanda state of the United States of America
Icelandic Rhode-ey
- Rhode-eya state of the United States of America
Irish Oileán Rhode
- Oileán Rhodea state of the United States of America
Italian Rhode Island
- Rhode Islanda state of the United States of America
Japanese ロードアイランド
- ロードアイランド (Rōdo-Airando)a state of the United States of America
Korean 로드아일랜드
- 로드아일랜드 (Rodeu-Aillaendeu)a state of the United States of America
Latin Rhodensis Insula
- Rhodensis Insulaa state of the United States of America
Malay Pulau Rhode
- Pulau Rhodea state of the United States of America
Polish Rhode Island
- Rhode Islanda state of the United States of America
Portuguese Rhode Island
- Rhode Islanda state of the United States of America
Romanian Rhode Island
- Rhode Islanda state of the United States of America
Russian Род-А́йленд
- Род-А́йленд (Rod-Ájlend)a state of the United States of America
Slovak Rhode Island
- Rhode Islanda state of the United States of America
Spanish Rhode Island
- Rhode Islanda state of the United States of America
Swedish Rhode Island
- Rhode Islanda state of the United States of America
Tamil றோட் தீவு
- றோட் தீவு (ṟōṭ tīvu)a state of the United States of America
Thai โรดไอแลนด์
- โรดไอแลนด์ (róot-ai-lɛɛn)a state of the United States of America
Turkish Rhode Island
- Rhode Islanda state of the United States of America
Ukrainian Род-А́йленд
- Род-А́йленд (Rod-Ájlend)a state of the United States of America
Yiddish ראָד אײַלענד, ראָד אײַלאַנד
- ראָד אײַלענד (rod aylend)a state of the United States of America
- ראָד אײַלאַנד (rod ayland)a state of the United States of America
Cite this entry
Rhode Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhode%20Island
“Rhode Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhode%20Island. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rhode Island,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhode%20Island.
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