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Rhode Island (other)
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Rhode Island is a constituent state of the United States. Rhode Island may also refer to: *Aquidneck Island, officially named Rhode Island, part of the U.S. state and the source of its name *Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, the former British colony which became the U.S. state *University of Rhode Island **Rhode Island Rams, the athletic program of the above university * Rhode Island (California), an island in San Joaquin River, United States See also *Rhodes, the Greek island * Rhoda Island, Nile, Cairo, Egypt * Road Island (album), by Ambrosia * * *Rhode (other) *Rhodes (other) *Rode (other) *Road (other) A road is a route on land between two places that has been improved to allow travel by foot or some form of conveyance. Road or Roads may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Film * Road movie * ''Road'' (2002 film), a Hindi movie * ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhode Island
Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island. Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly more than 1.1 million residents . The state's population, however, has continually recorded growth in every decennial census since 1790, and it is the second-most densely populated state after New Jersey. The state takes its name from the eponymous island, though most of its land area is on the mainland. Providence is its capital and most populous city. Native Americans lived around Narragansett Bay before English settlers began arriving in the early 17th century. Rhode Island was unique among the Thirteen British Colonies in having been founded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquidneck Island
Aquidneck Island ( ), officially known as Rhode Island, is an island in Narragansett Bay in the state of Rhode Island. The total land area is , which makes it the largest island in the bay. The 2020 United States Census reported its population as 60,109. The state of Rhode Island is named after the island; the United States Board on Geographic Names recognizes Rhode Island as the name for the island, although it is widely referred to as Aquidneck Island in the state and by the island's residents. Aquidneck Island is home to three towns: from north to south, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Portsmouth, Middletown, Rhode Island, Middletown, and Newport, Rhode Island, Newport. Etymology "Aquidneck" is derived from the Narragansett language, Narragansett name for the island ''aquidnet''. Roger Williams was an authority on the Narragansett language, but he stated that he never learned the word's meaning. Island names over time It is unclear how Aquidneck came to be known as Rhode Island, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colony Of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations
The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was an English colony on the eastern coast of America, founded in 1636 by Puritan minister Roger Williams after his exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It became a haven for religious dissenters and was known for its commitment to religious freedom and self-governance. The colony was officially chartered by the Patent of 1643–1644, granted by the Parliament of England, English Parliament. It received a more comprehensive Rhode Island Royal Charter, Royal Charter in 1663 from King Charles II of England, Charles II, which established its government and guaranteed its religious liberties. Rhode Island continued as a self-governing colony until 1776, when it declared independence from Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain during the American Revolution, becoming the Rhode Island, State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. First settlements The land was first owned by the Narragansett people, Narragansett Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island (URI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. It is the flagship public research as well as the land-grant university of Rhode Island. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". As of 2019, the URI enrolled 14,653 undergraduate students, 1,982 graduate students, and 1,339 non-degree students, making it the largest university in the state. Its main campus is located in the village of Kingston in southern Rhode Island. Satellite campuses include the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence's Jewelry District, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West Greenwich, which closed in June of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The university offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees in 80 undergraduate and 49 graduate areas of study through nine academic s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhode Island Rams
The Rhode Island Rams are the intercollegiate athletic programs that represent the University of Rhode Island, based in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. The Rams compete in the NCAA's Division I as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The football team, however, competes in the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference of the NCAA's Football Championship Subdivision, as the A-10 does not sponsor football. The program's athletic director is Thorr Bjorn. The school's colors are light blue (officially referred to as " Keaney blue"), white, and navy blue. The school's mascot is Rhody the Ram. It was chosen in 1923 as tribute to the school's agricultural history, making its first appearance in 1929. The school has not used a live ram since the introduction of "Rhody," a student in an anthropomorphic ram costume, in 1974. Sponsored sports As a primary member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, the University of Rhode Island sponsors teams in eight men's and ten wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhode Island (California)
Rhode Island is a small, partially submerged island in the San Joaquin River delta, in California. It is part of Contra Costa County. Its coordinates are . It appears on a 1952 United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The agency was founded on Mar ... map of the area. References Islands of Contra Costa County, California Islands of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta Islands of Northern California {{ContraCostaCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhodes
Rhodes (; ) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands of Greece and is their historical capital; it is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, ninth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes (regional unit), Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean Administrative regions of Greece, administrative region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is the Rhodes (city), city of Rhodes, which had 50,636 inhabitants in 2011. In 2022, the island had a population of 125,113 people. It is located northeast of Crete and southeast of Athens. Rhodes has several nicknames, such as "Island of the Sun" due to its patron sun god Helios, "The Pearl Island", and "The Island of the Knights", named after the Knights Hospitaller, Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, who ruled the island from 1310 to 1522. Historically, Rhodes was famous for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhoda Island
Roda Island (or Rawdah Island, , ) is an island neighbourhood in the Nile in central Cairo, alternatively or partially known as Manial al-Roda, or al-Manial, in reference to the main village that existed on the island before it was urbanised, and is part of the Misr al-Qadima district. History The island was known in Antiquity as Babylonian Island (), referring to the Babylon Fortress. During the reign of caliph Sulaymān ibn ʿAbd al-Malik of the Umayyad dynasty, a nilometer was built on the southern tip of the island opposite the mouth of the Khalij canal in AD 715 to measure the annual Nile flood. The structure was replaced in AD 861, during the reign of the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil, overseen by the astronomer Alfraganus, and despite a number of modifications, is still extant today and known as the Roda Island Nilometer. The Ayyubid Sultan as-Salih Ayyub (Reigned 1240 to 1249, great-nephew of Saladin) built a palace at the southern tip of the isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Island (album)
''Road Island'' is the fifth and final album by Ambrosia, released in 1982 on Warner Bros. Records. The album marks the band's return to their progressive rock roots and was produced by James Guthrie. Despite positive reviews from critics, the album was a commercial disappointment, peaking at #115 on the Billboard 200. "How Can You Love Me" only managed to reach #86 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "For Openers (Welcome Home)" peaked at #44 on the Mainstream Rock charts. Track listing Personnel ;Ambrosia *David Pack – guitar, lead and backing vocals, keyboards *Joe Puerta – bass, lead and backing vocals *Burleigh Drummond – drums, backing vocals, percussion, bassoon * David Cutler Lewis – keyboards *Royce Jones – backing vocals * Christopher North – keyboards, backing vocals ;Additional musicians *Jim Horn – saxophone (Kid No More) ;Production * Producer: James Guthrie *Engineers Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhode (other)
Rhode may refer to: Greek mythology and literature *Rhodos, goddess and personification of the island of Rhodes *Rhode, one of the fifty daughters of Danaus *Rhode (Hermas), a central character in ''The Shepherd of Hermas'' Places *Rhode, a suburb of Olpe, Germany *Rhode, County Offaly, Ireland, a town *Rhode, now Roses, Girona, Spain *Rhode River, Maryland, United States Other uses *Rhode (brand), a skincare brand founded by Hailey Bieber *Rhode (surname) * ''Rhode'' (spider), a genus of spiders See also * * *Rhode Island, the smallest U.S. state by area *Road (other) *Rode (other) Rode may refer to: People *Ajmer Rode, Canadian writer * Bernd Michael Rode (1946–2022), Austrian chemistry professor *Bernhard Rode (1725–1797), German painter * Ebbe Rode (1910–1998), Danish stage and film actor * Franc Rode (born 1934), ... * Rhodes (other) * Rhode Island (other) * Rohde {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhodes (other)
Rhodes is the Greek Dodecanese island where the Colossus of Rhodes stood. Rhodes may also refer to: Places and jurisdictions Europe * Rhodes (regional unit), Greece ** Rhodes (city), the main settlement on the island of Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece * Rhodes, Moselle, a commune of the Moselle department, France * Rhodes, Greater Manchester, a village in England * Appenzell Ausserrhoden, a canton in Switzerland also known as ''Appenzell Outer Rhodes'' * Appenzell Innerrhoden, a canton in Switzerland also known as ''Appenzell Inner Rhodes'' United States * Rhode Island, a state * Rhodes, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Rhodes, Iowa, a city * Rhodes Hill, a summit of Savage Mountain, Maryland * Rhodes, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Rhodes, Montana, a census-designated place Elsewhere * Rhodes Memorial, a monument in Cape Town, South Africa, for Cecil John Rhodes built on his former estate * Rhodes, South Africa, a small tourist town in Eastern Cape * Rhodes, New Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rode (other)
Rode may refer to: People *Ajmer Rode, Canadian writer * Bernd Michael Rode (1946–2022), Austrian chemistry professor *Bernhard Rode (1725–1797), German painter * Ebbe Rode (1910–1998), Danish stage and film actor * Franc Rode (born 1934), Slovenian cardinal *Gautam Rode (born 1977), Indian actor * Srishty Rode (born 1991), Indian actress * Hans Henrik Rode (1767–1830), Norwegian military officer *Helge Rode (1870–1973), Danish writer, critic and journalist * Hermen Rode (before 1465 – after 1504), German painter * Nina Pens Rode (1929–1992), Danish actress *Ove Rode (1867–1933), Danish politician * Pierre Rode (1774–1830), French violinist * Sebastian Rode (born 1990), German footballer Places * Rode, Somerset, England * Rode Heath, Cheshire, England * Carleton Rode, Norfolk, England * North Rode, Cheshire, England *Odd Rode, Cheshire, England *Sint-Genesius-Rode, Flanders, Belgium * Rode, a village near Moga, Punjab, India Structures * Rode Hall, Cheshire, En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
