RI
or R.I.
- Rhode Island (approved especially for use with zip code).
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R. & I.1
- king and emperor.
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Origin of R. & I.1
From the Latin word Rēx et Imperātor
R. & I.2
- queen and empress.
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Origin of R. & I.2
From the Latin word Rēgīna et Imperātrīx
R.I.1
- Queen and Empress.
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Origin of R.I.1
From the Latin word Rēgīna et Imperātrīx
R.I.2
- King and Emperor.
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Origin of R.I.2
From the Latin word Rēx et Imperātor
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Examples from the Web for ri
Contemporary Examples
Furthermore, there are reports that Jang and Ri were somehow involved in a sex tape.
Later we learn that “Lennon and his wife had purchased a condo about a mile and a half from the Mailer home” in Provincetown, RI.
For one thing, Ri Sol Ju almost certainly is a pseudonym—leaving the question of what her true identity is.
Ri Sol Ju reportedly married Kim Jong-un in 2009 or 2010, and gave birth to a child the following year.
Next to Kim Jong-un were two other prominent Communist Party officials, his uncle Jang Song-taek and Ri Yong-ho, head of the army.
Historical Examples
Ri tzam tzakbal Tolom, “throwing the extremities of Tolgom.”
The Annals of the CakchiquelsDaniel G. Brinton
The autopilot of RI 276 had no intention of letting this happen, of course.
Pushbutton WarJoseph P. Martino
This Sidi ben Tart'ri was of course none other than Tartarin.
Tartarin de TarasconAlphonse Daudet
Then noticing the long face of poor Sidi Tart'ri, he changed tack.
Tartarin de TarasconAlphonse Daudet
It must be that there had been some potent spell in Aunt Ri's handling.
RamonaHelen Hunt Jackson
RI
- Regina et Imperatrix
- Rex et Imperator
- Rhode Island
- Royal Institution
- religious instruction
- (Republic of) Indonesia (international car registration)
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Word Origin
(sense 1) Latin: Queen and Empress (sense 2) Latin: King and Emperor (sense 6) R(epublic of) I(ndonesia)
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