An industrial city in northeastern Rhode Island, on the Blackstone River, northeast of Providence, site of pioneering metal and textile plants; population 71,765 (est. 2008).
Definition of Pawtucket in US English:
Pawtucket
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An industrial city in northeastern Rhode Island, on the Blackstone River, northeast of Providence, site of pioneering metal and textile plants; population 71,765 (est. 2008).