RI
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abbreviation
Rhode Island (approved especially for use with zip code).
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Words nearby RI
rhythm stick, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, rhytidosis, rhyton, RI, ria, RIAA curve, rial, rial omani, rialto
Other definitions for RI (2 of 3)
R.I.1
abbreviation
Queen and Empress.
Origin of R.I.
1From Latin Rēgīna et Imperātrīx
Other definitions for RI (3 of 3)
R.I.2
abbreviation
King and Emperor.
Origin of R.I.
2From Latin Rēx et Imperātor
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British Dictionary definitions for RI
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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