Meanings
uri1
noun
- pluralplural of urus
Uri2
proper noun
- A canton of Switzerland.
Synonyms: canton of Uri
- A city in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Uri3
proper noun
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
URI4
nounURI (plural URIs)
plural URIs
- InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of uniform resource identifier.
- abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of upper respiratory tract infection.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA canton of Switzerland.
Similar
canton of Uri
Also see
Origin
Uri · proper noun
- Latinora“edge, brim”
- Medieval LatinUronia
- EnglishUri
From Medieval Latin Uronia, possibly from Latin ora (“edge, brim”), or from the pre-Roman substrate hydronym *wer (“water”) + the Latin suffix -n-. More at Uri.
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Full word history & related roots →Uri · proper noun
- Hebrewאוּרִי“light”
- EnglishUri
From Hebrew אוּרִי (úri, “light”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
French Uri
- Uricanton of Switzerland
German Uri
- Uricanton of Switzerland
Italian Uri
- Uricanton of Switzerland
Russian У́ри
- У́ри (Úri)canton of Switzerland
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with uri
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Cite this entry
APA
uri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uri
MLA
“uri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uri. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uri,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uri.
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