Providence
Smallest state's capital
Providence is the capital and largest city of Rhode Island, located at the head of Narragansett Bay.
Founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, it was named for what he saw as God's merciful guidance after his exile from Massachusetts.
The city is home to Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design. (Lowercase providence means divine care or foresight.)
city
Smallest American state
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
- Brown UniversityProvidence's Ivy League institution
- Ocean StateRhode Island's maritime moniker
- Ivy LeagueElite university athletic conference
Rhode Island
Smallest American state
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
- Brown UniversityProvidence's Ivy League institution
- Ocean StateRhode Island's maritime moniker
Ivy League · PVD · Pawtucket
- Colonial AmericaGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence
- Historic American TownsJamestown, Plymouth, Williamsburg, St. Augustine, Salem
- New England CountiesBarnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Cumberland, Essex
- Rhode IslandNewport, Warwick, Bristol, Cranston, Pawtucket
- LovecraftianCthulhu, Necronomicon, Arkham, cosmic horror, Call of Cthulhu
- Maumee River TownsDefiance, Waterville, Grand Rapids, Fort Wayne, Toledo
divine guidance/fate
Providencechance
Likelihood of occurrence
randomness · accident · chaos · misfortune · happenstance
foresight and preparation
Providenceimprovidence
Lack of foresight
recklessness · shortsightedness · negligence · imprudence · carelessness
- Divine ProvidenceTheological term for heavenly guidance
- Eye of ProvidenceDivine omniscience emblem
provident, improvident, providential, providentially, improvidence