RI

or R.I.

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

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to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute.

to cause to be empty or unoccupied.

to assent tacitly; agree; consent.

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Words nearby RI

rhythm stick, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, rhytidosis, rhyton, RI, ria, RIAA curve, rial, rial omani, rialto

Definition for RI (2 of 3)

R.I.¹

Queen and Empress.

Origin of R.I.

From Latin Rēgīna et Imperātrīx

Definition for RI (3 of 3)

R.I.²

King and Emperor.

Origin of R.I.

From Latin Rēx et Imperātor

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Example sentences from the Web for RI

Furthermore, there are reports that Jang and Ri were somehow involved in a sex tape.
North Korean Blood Feud is ‘Richard III’ with Nukes|Gordon G. Chang|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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.
Norman Mailer: A Life Lived Loud|Adam Begley|October 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For one thing, Ri Sol Ju almost certainly is a pseudonym—leaving the question of what her true identity is.
North Korea IDs Mystery Woman as Kim Jong-Un’s Wife—But Who Is She, Really?|Nate Thayer|July 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Ri Sol Ju reportedly married Kim Jong-un in 2009 or 2010, and gave birth to a child the following year.
North Korea IDs Mystery Woman as Kim Jong-Un’s Wife—But Who Is She, Really?|Nate Thayer|July 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST

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.
Thousands Mourn Kim Jong-il in North Korea (Video)|The Daily Beast|December 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
"You can't find anything to equal that," cried Miss Ri triumphantly.
Talbot's Angles|Amy E. Blanchard
Now, the envelope has the telephone listing on it—RI 9-3195; did you notice that?
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I must obey orders, whatever it costs me—'ri tum ti tum ti tum ti tum.'
Love Me Little, Love Me Long|Charles Reade
Aunt Ri was half paralyzed with astonishment at this speech.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Let ri, ro be the radii of the inlet and outlet surfaces of the pump disk, di, do the clear axial width at those radii.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for RI

abbreviation for

Regina et Imperatrix

Rex et Imperator

Rhode Island

Royal Institution

religious instruction

(Republic of) Indonesia (international car registration)

Word Origin for RI

(sense 1) Latin: Queen and Empress (sense 2) Latin: King and Emperor (sense 6) R(epublic of) I(ndonesia)

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