Rn

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Symbol, Chemistry.

radon.

R.N.

registered nurse.
British. Royal Navy.

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Historical Examples

Tod says that almost all the princes of Rjastn followed the Rn at Kanw.
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Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
Rn Ronsard accepted it with a slight but not over-obsequious salutation.
Temporal Power
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He has spoken often to our people, and he is father Rn's friend.
Temporal Power
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She was daughter to Rn, who was a relation of the King of France.
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Rn preceded her, and in a few minutes they stood in the perfumer's shop.
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British Dictionary definitions for rn

Rn

the chemical symbol for

radon

RN

abbreviation for

(in Canada) Registered Nurse
Royal Navy

symbol for

Niger (international car registration)

Word Origin

(sense 3) From R(epublic of) N(iger)

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