Little Wabash River vs Little Wabash

Little Wabash River and Little Wabash both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Little Wabash River	Yes	No	No	No
Little Wabash	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Little Wabash River and Little Wabash are synonyms defined as:

Little Wabash River and Little Wabash: a river in eastern Illinois that flows southeastward to the Wabash River

Little Wabash River (noun)	Little Wabash (noun)
a river in eastern Illinois that flows southeastward to the Wabash River	a river in eastern Illinois that flows southeastward to the Wabash River