R.I.

¹

abbreviation

1. Queen and Empress.

R.I.

²

abbreviation

1. King and Emperor.

RI

³

Or R.I.

abbreviation

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

RI

abbreviation

1. Regina et Imperatrix

2. Rex et Imperator

3. Rhode Island

4. Royal Institution

5. religious instruction

6. (Republic of) Indonesia (international car registration)

Word History and Origins

Origin of R.I.¹

From Latin Rēgīna et Imperātrīx

Origin of R.I.²

From Latin Rēx et Imperātor

Word History and Origins

Origin of R.I.¹

(sense 1) Latin: Queen and Empress

Example Sentences

She graduated from Brown University in Providence, R.I. with a bachelor’s degree in 2014.

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So she enlisted Welsh composer Katie Jenkins, whom she met at Revolve Dance Project in Providence, R.I., last summer.

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Yet they married and she dutifully moved with him to Providence, R.I., where Aimee was expected to stay home.

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Lawrence, 34, and Maroney, 40, married in October 2019 in Newport, R.I., and share toddler son Cy.

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Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University in Providence, R.I., said the paper raises more questions than it answers.

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