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Rn

1 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. radon.


R.N. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. registered nurse.

  2. British. Royal Navy.


RN 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. (in Canada) Registered Nurse

  2. Royal Navy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

symbol

  1. Niger (international car registration)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Rn 2 British  

symbol

  1. radon

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of RN

(sense 3) From R(epublic of) N(iger)

Example Sentences

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Bardella, who is RN party leader after taking over from Le Pen, in February met the German ambassador, his party and a participant said.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

A representative of the RN party told AFP: "Jordan Bardella naturally denies these accusations levelled against him in the current political climate, and reserves the right to take legal action for defamation and slander."

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

RN party leader Bardella, 30, failed to secure support from the traditional right in run-off votes.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

RN was regarded as beyond the pale, so the centre-right faced hell and damnation on the few occasions it joined them in a tacit arrangement to keep out the left.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Everyone knew that her mother was an RN; in fact, she worked with Serena Wong’s mother down at the Cleveland Clinic, and her father managed a warehouse on the West Side.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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