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    GI's
    noun
    the GI's, diarrhea.
  • GIS
    GIS
    abbreviation
    geographic(al) information system: a system for storing, editing, and displaying geographical information on computer
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GI's

American  
[jee-ahyz] / ˈdʒiˈaɪz /
Or G.I.'s,

noun

  1. Slang. the GI's, diarrhea.


GIS British  

abbreviation

  1. geographic(al) information system: a system for storing, editing, and displaying geographical information on computer

  2. guaranteed income supplement

"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

GIS Scientific  
  1. Abbreviation of Geographic Information System


Etymology

Origin of GI's

1960–65, probably for GI shits; see GI, -s 3


Example Sentences

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“It was lugged home in some GI’s duffel bag, without its case.”

From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2024

Anyway, after the bomb was dropped, the GI's who worked at the laboratory came up and shook my hand and said, “You were the person who stuck the hand of the great Enrico Fermi.”

From Scientific American ● Jul. 27, 2023

The aircraft chase the GI’s informal prayer as reliably as the violins tail the piano in Chanda Dancy’s treacly score.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2022

A GI’s fiancee resents his marriage of convenience to a buddy’s English girlfriend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2020

Once in a while the GI's would get binoculars on them but they couldn't see any more details.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt

General Mills GIS -4.34%decrease; down pointing triangle swung to a loss in its fourth quarter, as it aims to gain back business by cutting costs and adding more products in the new fiscal year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Fulweber said this insight was possible because of the collaborative environment at Toolik Field Station, where specialists in paleoecology, GIS, and remote sensing work closely together.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 14, 2026

In addition, General Mills trades under the symbol GIS.

From Barron's ● Dec. 8, 2025

Using GIS analysis, The Times calculated the number of tax-paying parcels destroyed or damaged at 10,699.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025

“The rapid deployment of renewable energy is critical to avoiding the worst impacts of climate change and protecting Maine wildlife,” said Sarah Haggerty, conservation biologist and GIS manager with Maine Audubon.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

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