Little Rock
See also: Littlerock
English
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Etymology
[edit]Derived from a rock formation on the Arkansas River, where the city is located, called the "Little Rock", which was used by early river traffic as a landmark. It is also a calque of French La Petite-Roche, the original name of the rock formation.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- The capital city of Arkansas, United States, and county seat of Pulaski County.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]the capital of the US state of Arkansas
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Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English Little Rock.
Proper noun
[edit]- Little Rock (a city, the state capital of Arkansas, United States)
Categories:
- English terms calqued from French
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- English lemmas
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- en:Cities in Arkansas, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:State capitals of the United States
- en:County seats of Arkansas, USA
- en:Places in Arkansas, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- Portuguese terms derived from French
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- pt:Cities in Arkansas, USA
- pt:Cities in the United States
- pt:State capitals of the United States
- pt:Places in Arkansas, USA
- pt:Places in the United States