Rhode Island vs R.I.

Rhode Island and R.I. both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Rhode Island	Yes	No	No	No
R.I.	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Rhode Island and R.I. are synonyms defined as:

Rhode Island and R.I.: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state

Other synonyms of Rhode Island include Little Rhody, Ocean State, RI.

Rhode Island (noun)	R.I. (noun)
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state	a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Providence