RI
abbreviation
Rhode Island (approved especially for use with zip code).
RI
1 American
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R.I.
abbreviation
R.I.
2
American
abbreviation
R.I.
3
American
abbreviation
RI
British
abbreviation
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Regina et Imperatrix
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Rex et Imperator
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Rhode Island
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Royal Institution
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religious instruction
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(Republic of) Indonesia (international car registration)
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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Gabfest is coming to Providence, RI on October 21st.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
Although RI events are notoriously unpredictable, experts certainly see climate change as warming the oceans to an extent that is dangerous when it comes to possible future storms.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2023
The only previous occurrence of this name is in Smith's Miscellaneous Texts, 11, 1 which has RI not MU.
From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Stephen Langdon
DSA candidates are also running in other cities including Washington, D.C., and Providence, R.I.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
As we gathered for breakfast at a seaside hotel in Newport, R.I.,
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
To save money, the four shared one motel room outside of Manhattan in Sussex, N.J, for about $100 a night, and have planned similar accommodations as they travel to Providence, R.I.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
March listing prices per square foot varied widely, with Providence, R.I. up nearly 10% and Austin, Texas down 7.1%.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
About one half of the five millions manufactured into boards are shipped to Boston, Mass., Providence and Fall River, R.I., and to the West Indies.
From Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick by John S. Springer
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