Rhode Island

== English == === Alternative forms === Rhod-Island Rhod Island Rode-Island Rode Island === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɹoʊd ˈaɪ.lənd/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɹəʊd ˈaɪ.lənd/ === Proper noun === Rhode Island The smallest state of the United States. Official name: State of Rhode Island. Holonym: New England The official name of Aquidneck Island. ==== Usage notes ==== The official name of the state was State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations until 2020. As the geographically smallest state in the US, Rhode Island is often used as a comparison for area or size. The state of Rhode Island is not an island. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === === Further reading === Rhode Island on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Rhode Island. === Proper noun === Rhode Island (genitive Rhode Islands) Rhode Island (the smallest state of the United States) == Finnish == === Etymology === From English Rhode Island. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrou̯dˌɑi̯lɑnd/, [ˈro̞u̯dˌɑ̝i̯lɑ̝nd] === Proper noun === Rhode Island Rhode Island (the smallest state of the United States) ==== Declension ==== == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Rhode Island. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rodˈaj.land/, /rodˈaj.lend/ Rhymes: -ajland, -ajlend === Proper noun === Rhode Island m Rhode Island (the smallest state of the United States) == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Rhode Island. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɔwt ˈaj.lɛnt/ Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually] === Proper noun === Rhode Island m inan (indeclinable) Rhode Island (the smallest state of the United States) === Further reading === “Rhode Island”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “Rhode Island”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Rhode Island f Rhode Island (the smallest state of the United States) ==== Usage notes ==== Rhode Island is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal. === Noun === Rhode Island f (plural Rhode Islands) ellipsis of Rhode Island Red (breed of chicken) === See also === == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Rhode Island. === Proper noun === Rhode Island m Rhode Island (the smallest state of the United States) ==== Related terms ==== === See also === Rhode Island on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es