A.I. |
abbreviation of "artificial intelligence." |
B.W.I. |
abbreviation of "British West Indies," the Caribbean islands that are members of the Commonwealth, such as Jamaica, the Bahamas, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago. |
Constantine I |
the ruler of the Roman Empire in 306-37 A.D. (b.280A.D.?--d.337 A.D.). |
Elizabeth I |
the queen of England from 1558 to 1603 (b.1533--d.1603). |
I Ching |
an ancient Chinese book of divination that employs chance and is based on the idea that each moment in time is unique for each person; Book of Changes. |
I formation |
in football, an offensive formation in which the halfback and fullback line up directly behind the quarterback. |
I-beam |
a steel beam, used for construction, whose cross section resembles the capital letter I in shape. |
i.e. |
abbreviation of "id est" (Latin); that is. |
I.R.A. |
abbreviation of "Irish Republican Army." |
Napoleon I |
a Corsican-born French general who was emperor of France from 1804 to 1815; Napoleon Bonaparte (b.1769--d.1821). |
P.I. |
abbreviation of "private investigator." |
R.I.P. |
an abbreviation for Latin words that mean "rest in peace." R.I.P is used when a person dies and is often written on a person's gravestone. |
RI |
abbreviation of "Rhode Island." |
World War I |
a major four-year war fought primarily in Europe between the Allies, including France, Great Britain, and the United States, and the Central Powers, including Germany and Austria-Hungary, that ended in 1918 with the collapse of the Central Powers; Great War. |