"FBI" meaning in English

See FBI in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛf.biː.aɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-FBI.wav
Head templates: {{en-prop}} FBI
  1. (US, law enforcement) Initialism of Federal Bureau of Investigation. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Federal Bureau of Investigation Related terms: F.B.I. [alternative] Translations (Federal Bureau of Investigation): إِف بِي أَي (ʔif bī ʔay) [masculine] (Arabic), ՀԴԲ (HDB) (Armenian), ФБР (FBR) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 聯邦調查局 /联邦调查局 (liánbāng diàochájú) (Chinese Mandarin), FBI [masculine] (Dutch), FBI [masculine] (French), FBI [masculine] (Galician), FBI [masculine, neuter] (German), एफ़ बी आई (ef bī āī) (Hindi), FBI (Indonesian), エフ・ビー・アイ (efu-bī-ai) (Japanese), 連邦捜査局 (renpō sōsakyoku) (alt: れんぽうそうさきょく) (Japanese), 연방수사국 (yeonbangsusaguk) (Korean), Еф-би-ај (Ef-bi-aj) [neuter] (Macedonian), Федерално истражно биро (Federalno istražno biro) [neuter] (Macedonian), एफ्.बी.आय्. (eph.bī.āy.) (Marathi), ХМТ (XMT) (Mongolian), Холбооны мөрдөх товчоо (Xolboony mördöx tovčoo) (Mongolian), Wááshindoon bisiláo nidaʼałkaahígíí (Navajo), افبیآی (ef-bi-ây) (Persian), FBI [masculine] (Portuguese), FBI (Romanian), ФБР (FBR) [neuter] (Russian), Федера́льное бюро́ рассле́дований (Federálʹnoje bjuró rasslédovanij) [neuter] (Russian), FBI [masculine] (Spanish), เอฟบีไอ (Thai)
    Sense id: en-FBI-en-name-63Ju1Xj- Categories (other): American English, Law enforcement Topics: government, law-enforcement Disambiguation of 'Federal Bureau of Investigation': 88 9 3
  2. (British) Federation of British Industry (1916–1965), forerunner of CBI (Confederation of British Industry). Tags: British
    Sense id: en-FBI-en-name-a6uUCr13 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Organizations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 35 21 1 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 27 39 22 2 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 38 24 1 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 25 35 25 2 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 21 40 19 2 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 49 18 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 45 24 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 46 24 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 23 47 20 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 45 21 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 25 40 20 1 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 20 45 18 2 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 22 44 29 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 24 38 21 2 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 20 46 17 2 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 20 47 22 2 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 22 37 20 2 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 21 49 16 2 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 23 38 22 2 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 22 36 20 2 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 22 37 22 2 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 21 47 23 2 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 44 29 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 49 24 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 22 50 16 2 11 Disambiguation of Organizations: 20 57 17 3 4
  3. (Australia, weather, firefighting) fire behaviour index Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-FBI-en-name-4Onw3Fhy Categories (other): Australian English, Firefighting, Weather, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 32 44 2 4 Topics: climatology, firefighting, government, meteorology, natural-sciences, weather
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: CBI (english: California Bureau of Investigation), GBI (english: Georgia Bureau of Investigation)

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛf.biː.aɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-FBI.wav
Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} FBI
  1. Fixed-bit index.
    Sense id: en-FBI-en-noun-Lqxku4dH
  2. (US, humorous) Female body inspector. Tags: US, humorous
    Sense id: en-FBI-en-noun-iVjtXNJ3 Categories (other): American English

Alternative forms

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