The capital and largest city of Rhode Island, in the northeast part of the state on Narragansett Bay. It was founded by Roger Williams in 1636 as a haven for religious dissenters and became prosperous as a port in the 1700s. Providence was joint capital with Newport until 1900.
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"the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University"
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