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Definition of Little Rhody
1. Noun. A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state.
Terms within: Brown, Brown University, Capital Of Rhode Island, Providence, Newport, Narragansett Bay
Geographical relationships: Shawnee Cake
Generic synonyms: American State
Group relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa, New England
Definition of Little Rhody
1. Proper noun. Rhode Island ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Little Rhody
Literary usage of Little Rhody
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"Little Rhody. Of all the true host that New England can boast, From down by the
sea unto ... Loyal and true little Rhody ! Bully for you, little Rhody ! ..."
2. Songs of the Soldiers by Frank Moore (1864)
"Little Rhody. C\F all the true host that New England can boast, From down by the
sea unto ... Loyal and true little Rhody ! Bully for you ! little Rhody; ..."
3. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1852 Little Rhody, in whose University [at Providence] so many months were
passed.—SS Cox, ' A Buckeye Abroad,' p. 444. 1862 I must say of [Mr. Sheffield] ..."
4. The Financial Question: A Brief Discussion of All Its Important Aspects by Charles S. Ashley (1895)
"A FIAT EXPERIMENT IN Little Rhody. [ Rhode Island has the distinction of having
made probably the most complete and satisfactory experiment in fiat money in ..."
5. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1899)
"Calmly, and without pulling a particle, Little Rhody was arranging the reins ...
And Little Rhody could n't stop them. The great animals, with ears back and ..."
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