Etymology

rn

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Portuguese RN ← Italian RN
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RN · adverb, noun, proper noun1

Abbreviation.

RN · proper noun, noun2

  1. Italian · borrowed fromRN
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromRN
  3. English todayRN

Borrowed from other languages: * (Brazil): From Portuguese RN, from Rio Grande do Norte, from rio+norte. * (Italy): From Italian RN, from Regia Nave, from regia (“royal”)+nave (“ship”).

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