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Rhode Island — This article is about the U.S. state of Rhode Island. For other uses, see Rhode Island (disambiguation). RI and R.I. redirect here. For other uses, see RI (disambiguation). State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations … Wikipedia
Rhode Island — noun 1. a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state (Freq. 9) • Syn: ↑Little Rhody, ↑Ocean State, ↑RI • Members of this Region: ↑Shawnee cake • Instance Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Rhode Island — Rhode Islander. /rohd/ a state of the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast: a part of New England. 947,154; 1214 sq. mi. (3145 sq. km). Cap.: Providence. Abbr.: RI (for use with zip code), R.I. * * * officially Rhode Island and Providence… … Universalium
Capital punishment in Rhode Island — Rhode Island is the one of the earliest U.S. States to abolish capital punishment, having completely abolished it for all crimes in 1852. The death penalty was later reintroduced in 1872, but it never was carried out before being abolished again… … Wikipedia
Rhode Island — • American state and one of the thirteen original colonies Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rhode Island Rhode Island † … Catholic encyclopedia
Rhode Island Avenue (Washington, D.C.) — Rhode Island Avenue is a diagonal avenue in the Northwest and Northeast quadrants of Washington, D.C. and the capital s inner suburbs in Prince George s County, Maryland. Paralleling New York Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue was one of the original… … Wikipedia
RHODE ISLAND — RHODE ISLAND, state in N.E. United States. America s smallest state, it was the last of the original 13 colonies to ratify the Constitution and the first to gain a Catholic majority. Its population in 2000 was 1,048,000, the eighth smallest in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Rhode Island — (spr. Rod Eiländ), 1) (State of Rhode Island; officielle Abkürzung : R. I.), einer der ursprünglichen Staaten der Nordamerikanischen Union, jetzt der kleinste der sechs sogenannten Neu England Staaten, wie der ganzen Union überhaupt; besteht aus… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Rhode Island — es el más pequeño de todos los estados que conforman los Estados Unidos de América. * * * ► Estado del NE de E.U.A., en Nueva Inglaterra, junto al Atlántico; 3 140 km2 y 1 003 464 h. Cap., Providence. Agricultura. Leche y aves de corral. Bosques … Enciclopedia Universal
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