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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).

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R.I. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Queen and Empress.

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R.I. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. King and Emperor.

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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)

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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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Pernod Ricard RI -3.61%decrease; red down pointing triangle said it is focused on cost-control after weakening sales in the U.S. and Chinese markets bit into the distiller’s earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 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

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

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

GAR' RI SON, fortress furnished with soldiers, for defense.

From Sanders' Union Fourth Reader by Sanders, Charles W.

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

Mahan graduated the Naval Academy in 1859 and, after an undistinguished career at sea, led the Naval War College in Newport, R.I.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Hood and thousands of other Scotland supporters were so shocked by the cost of accommodation in Boston that they booked rooms in Providence, R.I.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

He told employees in a February memo that the contractor wanted to hire 8,000 workers by the year’s end in Connecticut and another plant in Quonset Point, R.I.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

At Providence, R.I., a prominent figure is Jules Jordan, who was born at Willimantic, Conn., November 10, 1850, of colonial ancestry.

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Hughes, Rupert