1
: provided by an official U.S. military supply department
GI shoes
2
: of, relating to, or characteristic of U.S. military personnel
3
: conforming to military regulations or customs
a GI haircut
plural GIs or GI's
ˌjē-ˈīz 
: a member or former member of the U.S. armed forces
especially
: a man enlisted in the army
: in a strictly regulation manner
: to clean (something) thoroughly in preparation for or as if for a military inspection
The barracks … were in fine order—they'd been GI'd the night before.—
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Examples of gi in a Sentence
Verb
in preparation for one of her mother-in-law's dreaded visits, she had GI'd the whole house
Recent Examples on the WebReader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2024
The condition can affect several body systems, including the cardiovascular and gastrointestinal (GI) systems.
—Tammy Worth, Health, 14 June 2024
At the time, many of the students were World War II veterans studying under the GI Bill.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 13 June 2024
After World War II, the GI Bill provided returning veterans and their families with huge financial benefits, including low-cost mortgages that worked hand in hand with increasing suburbanization, helping develop homeownership as a foundation for building wealth.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
The Department of Veterans Affairs has extended a moratorium on foreclosures for vets with GI Bill home loans.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 7 June 2024
Might Help Manage Blood Sugar Cherries rank low on the glycemic index (GI) due to their fiber and anthocyanin contents.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 3 June 2024
Military film festival runs May 6-11 The GI Film Festival San Diego, one of the largest military film festivals in the U.S., will be held May 6-11.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
Collis has launched multiple blockbuster brands in the US, EU, China, and Japan, in specialty and rare disease areas such as CNS/neurology, GI, women's health, cancer pain, neuropathic pain, and hospital/acute pain.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Noun
Aren’t red-lining, Jim Crow laws, discriminatory farming subsidies, the practical exclusion of Black veterans from GI benefits, gerrymandering to disempower Black voters, not to mention legalized slavery, etc., part of the true complete history of our great nation?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2024
The condition can affect several body systems, including the cardiovascular and gastrointestinal (GI) systems.
—Tammy Worth, Health, 14 June 2024
At the time, many of the students were World War II veterans studying under the GI Bill.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 13 June 2024
After World War II, the GI Bill provided returning veterans and their families with huge financial benefits, including low-cost mortgages that worked hand in hand with increasing suburbanization, helping develop homeownership as a foundation for building wealth.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
The Department of Veterans Affairs has extended a moratorium on foreclosures for vets with GI Bill home loans.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 7 June 2024
Might Help Manage Blood Sugar Cherries rank low on the glycemic index (GI) due to their fiber and anthocyanin contents.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 3 June 2024
Military film festival runs May 6-11 The GI Film Festival San Diego, one of the largest military film festivals in the U.S., will be held May 6-11.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
Collis has launched multiple blockbuster brands in the US, EU, China, and Japan, in specialty and rare disease areas such as CNS/neurology, GI, women's health, cancer pain, neuropathic pain, and hospital/acute pain.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
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GI
1 of 2 adjective
: of, relating to, or characteristic of U.S. military forces
GI
2 of 2 noun
plural GIs or GI's
: a member or former member of the U.S. armed forces
Etymology
Adjective
from the abbreviation for galvanized iron used in listing such articles as garbage cans, but mistaken as standing for government issue
Medical Definition
GI
abbreviation1
gastrointestinal
2
glycemic index
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