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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Sazerac’s interest comes as Brown-Forman has been in deal talks with another competitor, French spirits-maker Pernod Ricard RI 0.12%increase; green up pointing triangle .
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
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
“Tenants, suffering from atrocious conditions amid skyrocketing rents, organized together and fought back,” Reclaim RI tenant organizer Shana Crandell said in a statement.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
The autopilot of RI 276 had no intention of letting this happen, of course.
From Pushbutton War by John Schoenherr
As we gathered for breakfast at a seaside hotel in Newport, R.I.,
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Yoshiko Rivas Johnson, a 21-year-old in Hope Valley, R.I., didn’t spot the announcement until a day after the bloom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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
The novel was “The Wedding People” by Alison Espach, set in a hotel in Newport, R.I.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
Such an institution as the flourishing public library of Providence, R.I., might properly, if allowable for any library in cities of moderate size, add to its general work some specialty of limited interest.
From The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses by Arthur Elmore Bostwick
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