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aquidneck island

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A⋅quid⋅neck Is⋅land

[uh-kwid-nek]
–noun
an island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
Also called Rhode Island.
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A·quid·neck Island   (ə-kwĭd'něk)   
See Rhode Island1.
Rhode Island 1   (rōd)   
An island of Rhode Island at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. Settled by religious exiles from Massachusetts in 1638, it was renamed Rhode Island in 1644, probably after the isle of Rhodes.
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