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別の表記

• Rhod-Island
• Rhod Island
• Rode-Island
• Rode Island

語源

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.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˌɹoʊd ˈaɪ.lənd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌɹəʊd ˈaɪ.lənd/

固有名詞

Rhode Island

1. The smallest state of the United States. Official name: State of Rhode Island.

   Holonym: New England

2. The official name of Aquidneck Island.

使用する際の注意点

• 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.

派生語

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Further reading

• Rhode Island on Wikipedia.Wikipedia