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R.I.

1

abbreviation for

  1. Queen and Empress.


R.I.

2

abbreviation for

  1. King and Emperor.

RI

3
or R.I.

abbreviation for

  1. Rhode Island (approved especially for use with zip code).

RI

abbreviation for

  1. Regina et Imperatrix
  2. Rex et Imperator
  3. Rhode Island
  4. Royal Institution
  5. religious instruction
  6. (Republic of) Indonesia (international car registration)


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Word History and Origins

Origin of R.I.1

From Latin Rēgīna et Imperātrīx

Origin of R.I.2

From Latin Rēx et Imperātor

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Word History and Origins

Origin of R.I.1

(sense 1) Latin: Queen and Empress

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Example Sentences

A more ambitious, 23-mile bridge would stretch from Long Island all the way to Watch Hill, R.I.

That crazy image stayed in my mind all the way up from Washington on a train, which I fell out of in Providence, R.I.

And “Visiting”—about a father-son road trip to Narragansett, R.I.—is a prickly minuet of paternal longing.

There is even a $1 million movie offer from Verdi Productions in East Greenwich, R.I.

I never met Martha (“Sunny”) von Bulow—never enjoyed her Grace Kelly beauty, never partied at her 23-room mansion in Newport, R.I.

And the R.I. appears to the left of the entry—October 8, 1963; correct?

In 1853 he resigned his commission, and from 1853 to 1858 was engaged in the manufacture of firearms at Bristol, R.I.

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