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    RI
    abbreviation
    Rhode Island (approved especially for use with zip code).
  • R.I.
    R.I.
    abbreviation
    Queen and Empress.

RI

1 American  
Or R.I.

abbreviation

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


R.I. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Queen and Empress.


R.I. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. King and Emperor.


RI British  

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)

"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 R.I.2

From Latin Rēgīna et Imperātrīx

Origin of R.I.3

From Latin Rēx et Imperātor

Example Sentences

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French distiller Pernod Ricard RI 1.56%increase; green up pointing triangle remains upbeat that sales will improve this fiscal year, despite a tough first quarter as drinkers proved restrained in the key U.S. and China markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Key to the whole operation were the intense streams of radioactive isotopes produced by the Riken RI Beam Factory in Wako, Japan.

From Scientific American • Aug. 31, 2023

"This work yields an important finding that an increasing threat of RI in coastal regions has occurred in the preceding decades, which may continue under a future warming climate."

From Salon • Aug. 30, 2023

Reclaim RI, a volunteer social and economic justice organization, last year organized Pioneer’s tenants and has held rallies at some properties to highlight the poor conditions.

From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2023

The software was created by Electronic Book Technologies of Providence, RI, and is called Dynatext.

From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress

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