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Providence Plantations refers to the mainland portion of the state, which included Williams's Providence Plantation and Samuel Gortonâs Shawomet Purchase (1642), which was renamed Warwick Plantation. Rhode Island referred to Aquidneck Island, on which the settlements of Portsmouth (1638) and Newport (1639) were established.
â¢ PROVIDENCE (noun) The noun PROVIDENCE has 4 senses: 1. the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University. 2. the guardianship and control exercised by a deity. 3. a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures. 4. the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources. Familiarity information: PROVIDENCE used as a noun is uncommon.