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FBI

/ˈɛf.biː.aɪ/

FBI proper noun: federation of British Industry (1916–1965), forerunner of CBI (Confederation of British Industry). Also the initialism of Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Proper noun

FBI

  1. (UK) Federation of British Industry (1916–1965), forerunner of CBI (Confederation of British Industry).
  2. (Australia) fire behaviour index

Noun

FBI

  1. Fixed-bit index.
  2. (US, humorous) Female body inspector.
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Also used as

FBI is also the initialism of Federal Bureau of Investigation.

FBI meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Indonesian

FBI in Hindi

Federal Bureau of Investigation
एफ़ बी आई ef bī āī

FBI in Marathi

Federal Bureau of Investigation
एफ्.बी.आय्. eph.bī.āy.

FBI in Arabic

Federal Bureau of Investigation
إِف بِي أَي ʔif bī ʔay

FBI in Indonesian

Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
More languagesFewer languages
FBI in Persian
افبیآی ef-bi-ây
FBI in Thai
เอฟบีไอ

Words formed from FBI

Questions about FBI

What does FBI mean?
FBI means federation of British Industry (1916–1965), forerunner of CBI (Confederation of British Industry).
What is FBI in Hindi?
FBI in Hindi is एफ़ बी आई (ef bī āī). See FBI meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is FBI?
FBI can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce FBI?
FBI is pronounced /ˈɛf.biː.aɪ/.

Words near FBI in the dictionary

  1. FBCs
  2. FBD
  3. FBDs
  4. fbed
  5. FBG
  6. FBI
  7. fbiC
  8. FBIer
  9. FBIers
  10. fbing
  11. FBML

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