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Providence Plantations. Providence Plantation was a colonial plantation that was the first permanent European American settlement in present-day Rhode Island. It was established at Providence in 1636 by English clergyman Roger Williams and a small band of followers who had left the oppressive atmosphere of the Massachusetts Bay Colony to seek freedom of worship.
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.