GI

GI ¹  (j)

n.

An enlisted person in or a veteran of any of the U.S. armed forces, especially a person enlisted in the army.

adj.

1. Relating to or characteristic of an enlisted person.

2. Conforming to or in accordance with U.S. military regulations or procedures.

3. Issued by an official U.S. military supply department.

adv.

In strict accordance with military regulations or practices.

tr.v. GI'd, GI'ing, GI's Slang

To clean (barracks, for example) thoroughly for or as if for an inspection.

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

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GI ²

abbr.

1. galvanized iron

2. gastrointestinal

3. general issue

4. Government Issue

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gi or gi.

abbr.

gill (liquid measure)

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Gi Electronics

abbreviation for

(Electronics) gilbert

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GI¹

n US informal

(Military) pl GIs, GI's a soldier in the US Army, esp an enlisted man

adj

(Military) conforming to US Army regulations; of standard government issue

[abbrev. of government issue]

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gi¹

n

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Judo & Karate) a loose-fitting white suit worn in judo, karate, and other martial arts a karate gi

[from Japanese -gi costume, from ki to wear]

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gi²

(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)

the Internet domain name for Gibraltar

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GI², g.i.

abbreviation for

1. (Medicine) gastrointestinal

2. (Medicine) glycaemic index

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Gi - a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns gilbert, Gb magnetomotive force unit - a unit of measurement of magnetomotive force
Verb	1.	GI - clean in preparation for inspection; "the soldiers GIed the barracks" G.I. clean house, houseclean, clean - clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
Adj.	1.	GI - of or relating to the stomach and intestines; "a gastrointestinal disorder" gastrointestinal

Translations

GI

A. N ABBR (US) =Government Issue → propiedad f del Estado (also GI Joe) → soldado m (raso)americano

B. ADJ GI bride → novia f or esposa f de un soldado americano

GI [ˌdʒiːˈaɪ] n abbr (US) (=government issue) soldat de l'armée américaine → GI m

GI (US) abbr of government issue

n → GI m, → US-Soldat m

adj attr → GI-; GI uniform → GI-Uniform f