ri

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/ɹiː/

noun

A Korean unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m.

OriginKorean 리 ← Chinese 里 →
CommonScrabble 2
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Meanings

ri1

nounri (plural ris or ri)

plural ris

  1. Units of measureA Korean unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m.

ri2

noun
  1. entertainmentThe solfeggio syllable used to indicate the sharp of the second note of a major scale, enharmonic to me.

RI3

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismpostalInitialism of Rhode Island: a state of the United States.
  2. abbreviationAbbreviation of Riau: a province of Indonesia.
  3. SingaporeabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Raffles Institution.

    He's illiterate […] Seriously, how did he get into RI?

    2021 September 15, Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore Parliament debates on 15 September 2021
nounRI (countable and uncountable, plural RIs)

plural RIs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of radioisotope.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of radio interference.
noun
  1. governmentrex imperator (“king-emperor”) or regina imperatrix (“queen-empress”); the initials by which a British monarch signed documents after his or her name from 1877 until 1947.

Ri4

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Yi.

Origin

  1. Chinese里
  2. Korean리
  3. Englishri

From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 리 (ri), from Chinese 里 (lǐ). Doublet of li.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

ri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ri

MLA

“ri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ri. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ri,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ri.

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