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FBI

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

  • //ˈɛf.biː.aɪ//

Federation of British Industry (1916–1965), forerunner of CBI (Confederation of British Industry).

proper noun

  1. 1

    Federation of British Industry (1916–1965), forerunner of CBI (Confederation of British Industry).

  2. 2

    fire behaviour index

  3. 3

    Variant of Federal Bureau of InvestigationInitialism of Federal Bureau of Investigation.

    For a while, nearly every girl at school on whom I had a crush had a father in the FBI.

    The FBI began publishing national quarterly crime reports last year, but has not done so for the first two quarters of 2021, stating that they require at least 60% of agencies to submit NIBRS data in order to publish quarterly data.

noun

  1. 1

    Fixed-bit index.

  2. 2

    Female body inspector.

    Groups of Heterosexuals gather in Daytona Beach to tan their normally pale skin, eat fried shrimp, and buy novelty T-shirts that say things like Don't talk to me until I've had my coffee! and FBI: Female Body Inspector.

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