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Why is it called 'Rhode Island' when it's not an island?

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"The name Rhode Island derives from the colonial-era name for what is now known as Aquidneck Island, which now comprises the city of Newport and the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth, the largest of several islands in Narragansett Bay." From wikipedia.
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