Gi definition

jēī
gis
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General issue.
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An enlisted person in or a veteran of any of the US armed forces, especially a person enlisted in the army.
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Government Issue.
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General issue.
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General issue.
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Gill (liquid measure)
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Relating to or characteristic of an enlisted person.
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Conforming to or in accordance with US military regulations or procedures.
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Issued by an official US military supply department.
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Galvanized iron.
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Gastrointestinal.
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Gastrointestinal.
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Gill(s)
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Galvanized iron [a GI can]
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Now, government issue.
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Of or characteristic of the U.S. armed forces or their personnel.

A GI haircut.

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Inclined to a strict observance of military regulations and customs.

A captain who is very GI.

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Of or for veterans of the U.S. armed forces.
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(informal) Any member of the U.S. armed forces; esp., an enlisted soldier.
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Gastrointestinal.
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Gastrointestinal.
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(metrology) Symbol for the prefix gibi-.
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The ccTLD for Gibraltar as assigned by the IANA.
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A martial arts uniform.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
gi
Plural:
GIS

Origin of gi

  • From abbreviation of galvanized iron (applied to trash cans, etc.) later reinterpreted as government issue

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Japanese 着 (gi, “clothing”); only used in combination, usually with the name of a martial art such as 柔道着 (jūdoji, “judo uniform”) or 空手着 (karateji, “karate uniform”)

    From Wiktionary

  • . + ISO 3166-1 country code for Gibraltar, gi.

    From Wiktionary

Gi Sentence Examples

  • Writing D = gi d od p!

  • Likewise, because we eat only small servings of foods such as ketchup and other condiments, they do not have GI scores.

  • William, in his turn, with an army wholly insufficient to meet the French in the open field, was able to persuade wag gi s h his countrymen to open the dikes and by flooding the land to prevent its occupation by the enemy.

  • Lesser scaup Aythya affinis Bob 's Road (Bolivar Peninsula) Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula GI Two birds present off the pier on 20/4.

  • The commonest cause of GI problems in companion rabbits is if the gut slows down and stops - gastrointestinal stasis or " ileus ".

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