Meanings
proper noun
- The region consisting of the towns of Tiverton and Little Compton, Rhode Island.
Origin
The territory has no land connection (excluding bridges) to the rest of its state. It is not a real peninsula, as it borders Westport, Massachusetts to the east.
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Sakonnet Peninsula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sakonnet%20Peninsula
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“Sakonnet Peninsula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sakonnet%20Peninsula. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sakonnet Peninsula,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sakonnet%20Peninsula.
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