"Little Rock" meaning in All languages combined

See Little Rock on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈlɪtəl ˌɹɒk/
Etymology: Derived from a rock formation on the Arkansas River, where the city is located, called the "Little Rock", which was used by early river traffic as a landmark. It is also a calque of French La Petite-Roche, the original name of the rock formation. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fr|La Petite-Roche|nocap=1}} calque of French La Petite-Roche Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Little Rock}} Little Rock
  1. The capital city of Arkansas, United States, and county seat of Pulaski County. Wikipedia link: Arkansas River, Little Rock Categories (place): Cities in Arkansas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Arkansas, USA, Places in the United States Derived forms: North Little Rock Translations (the capital of the US state of Arkansas): ليتل روك (lītl rūk) (Arabic), Little Rock (French), リトルロック (Ritorurokku) (Japanese), リトル・ロック (Ritoru Rokku) (Japanese), Petricula [feminine] (Latin), Tsé Yázhí (Navajo), Little Rock [feminine] (Portuguese), I’i-zhinka (Quapaw), Ли́тл-Рок (Lítl-Rok) [masculine] (Russian), Little Rock (Spanish)

Proper name [Portuguese]

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English Little Rock. Etymology templates: {{dercat|pt|fr}}, {{ubor|pt|en|Little Rock}} Unadapted borrowing from English Little Rock Head templates: {{head|pt|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Little Rock f, {{pt-proper noun|f}} Little Rock f
  1. Little Rock (a city, the state capital of Arkansas, United States) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Arkansas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Arkansas, USA, Places in the United States
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