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D.J.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Also DJ, d.j. disc jockey.

  2. District Judge.

  3. Doctor of Law.


DJ 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. disc jockey

  2. dinner jacket

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dj 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Djibouti

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of D.J.

D.J. ( def. 3 ) from Latin Doctor Jūris

Example Sentences

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“We did play really well,” interim coach D.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Artemi Panarin scores in the first period to help lift the Kings to a 5-3 win over the New York Islanders in D.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Holland followed those two events by firing coach Jim Hiller last Sunday and replacing him on an interim basis with assistant D.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

His older sisters were Elvis fans at the time, and Weinberg recalled seeing Presley’s drummer D.J.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025

Accordingly a letter was forwarded to Mr. D.J.

From Mob Rule in New Orleans Robert Charles and His Fight to Death, the Story of His Life, Burning Human Beings Alive, Other Lynching Statistics by Wells-Barnett, Ida B.

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