LITTLE ROCK


Meaning of LITTLE ROCK in English

ˈLittle Rock BrE AmE

the capital of the US state of Arkansas. It is known especially as the place where, in 1957, the US President had to send US government soldiers to a school, because the state Governor was using Arkansas state soldiers to prevent nine black children from going to a school where all the children were white. Bill ↑ Clinton lived in Little Rock when he was the state Governor of Arkansas, before he became President of the US.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.