Little Rock


noun

a city in and the capital of Arkansas, in the central part, on the Arkansas River.

Definition for little rock (2 of 2)

Arkansas
[ ahr-kuh n-saw; also for 2 ar-kan-zuh s ]
/ ˈɑr kənˌsɔ; also for 2 ærˈkæn zəs /

noun

state in S central United States. 53,103 sq. mi. (137,537 sq. km). Capital: Little Rock. Abbreviation: AR (for use with zip code), Ark.
a river flowing E and SE from central Colorado into the Mississippi in SE Arkansas. 1450 miles (2335 km) long.

OTHER WORDS FROM Arkansas

Ar·kan·san [ahr-kan-zuh n] /ɑrˈkæn zən/, Ar·kan·si·an [ahr-kan-zee-uh n] /ɑrˈkæn zi ən/, noun, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for little rock (1 of 2)

Arkansas

noun

(ˈɑːkənˌsɔː) a state of the southern US: mountainous in the north and west, with the alluvial plain of the Mississippi in the east; has the only diamond mine in the US; the chief US producer of bauxite. Capital: Little Rock. Pop: 2 725 714 (2003 est). Area: 134 537 sq km (51 945 sq miles) Abbreviation: Ark., (with zip code) AR
(ɑːˈkænzəs) a river in the S central US, rising in central Colorado and flowing east and southeast to join the Mississippi in Arkansas. Length: 2335 km (1450 miles)

British Dictionary definitions for little rock (2 of 2)

Little Rock

noun

a city in central Arkansas, on the Arkansas River: state capital. Pop: 184 053 (2003 est)

Cultural definitions for little rock (1 of 2)

Little Rock

Capital of Arkansas and largest city in the state.

notes for Little Rock

In 1957, federal troops were sent into Little Rock to enforce the United States Supreme Court ruling in Brown versus Board of Education against racial segregation in the public schools. Little Rock became a symbol (see also symbol) of the South's resistance to school integration.

Cultural definitions for little rock (2 of 2)

Arkansas

State in the south-central United States bordered by Missouri to the north, the Mississippi River to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its capital and largest city is Little Rock.

notes for Arkansas

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.