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gi
1[ gee ]
noun
- a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
Gi
2- gilbert; gilberts.
GI
3[ jee-ahy ]
noun
- a member or former member of the U.S. armed forces, especially an enlisted soldier.
adjective
- rigidly adhering to military regulations and practices; regimented; spit-and-polish:
a platoon leader who tried to be more GI than anyone else.
- of a standardized style or type issued by the U.S. armed forces:
GI shoes; GI blankets.
- conforming to the regulations or practices of the U.S. armed forces:
Every recruit must get a GI haircut.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a U.S. enlisted person:
a typical peacetime GI complaint.
verb (used with object)
- to clean in preparation for inspection:
to GI the barracks.
verb (used without object)
- to follow military regulations and customs closely; shape up:
You'd better learn to GI if you want to be promoted.
gi.
4abbreviation for
- gill; gills.
G.I.
5abbreviation for
- galvanized iron.
- gastrointestinal.
- general issue.
- government issue.
gi
1the internet domain name for
- Gibraltar
GI
2noun
- GIsGI's a soldier in the US Army, esp an enlisted man
adjective
- conforming to US Army regulations; of standard government issue
GI
3abbreviation for
- gastrointestinal
- glycaemic index
gi
4/ ɡiː /
noun
- a loose-fitting white suit worn in judo, karate, and other martial arts
a karate gi
Gi
5abbreviation for
- gilbert
Word History and Origins
Origin of gi1
Origin of gi2
Word History and Origins
Origin of gi1
Origin of gi2
Example Sentences
Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, however, are reserved only for those with a fully honorable discharge.
Those low tuition costs and high earnings — along with his GI Bill benefits and a federal Pell Grant — will enable Roa to graduate debt free and transform the future of his family.
Rao, for one, could not afford to go straight to college from high school and did not want to go into debt, so he enlisted in the Navy — in part to qualify for the GI Bill benefits that would pay for his education.
In mining country, a coal miner was like a decorated GI.
But afterwards, having not enjoyed his post-war work as an office clerk, he joined his sister and her American GI husband in New York, where he attended a theatre school.
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