Rhode Island

Etymology
Originally spelled Rode-Island. From unstandardized Early Modern, after a description of  given by navigator :  (Modern  ).

Modern spelling due to influence from Rhodes, as had once likened an isle somewhere about the  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.

Proper noun

 * , formerly officially State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
 * 1) The official name of Aquidneck Island.
 * 1) The official name of Aquidneck Island.

Usage notes

 * As the 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.

Translations

 * Arabic: رُود آيْلَانْد
 * Bengali: রোড জিঞ্জিরা
 * Bulgarian: Род А́йлънд
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 羅德島
 * Czech:
 * Danish: Rhode Island
 * Esperanto: Rod-Insulo
 * Finnish:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: როდ-აილენდი
 * German:
 * Hindi: रोड आइलैंड, रोड आइलैण्ड
 * Icelandic: Rhode-ey
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ロードアイランド
 * Khmer: រ៉ូដអៃឡិន្ដ
 * Korean: ^로드-^아일랜드
 * Lao: ໂຣດໄອແລນ
 * Latin: Rhodensis Insula
 * Macedonian: Род Ајленд
 * Malay: Pulau Rhode
 * Navajo: Wóód Áalin hahoodzo
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Tamil: றோட் தீவு
 * Thai: โรดไอแลนด์
 * Turkish: Rhode Island
 * Ukrainian: Род-А́йленд
 * Yiddish: ראָד אײַלענד, ראָד אײַלאַנד

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