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FBI
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F.B.I.
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛf.biː.aɪ/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-FBI.wav US
Proper noun
en US police en Federal Bureau of Investigation.
en F.B.I.
36 For a while, nearly every girl at school on whom I had a crush had a father in the FBI.
en Priya Krishnakumar Murders rose sharply in 2020 but data is lacking across much of the country w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/27/politics/uniform-crime-report-2020/index.html 2021-09-27 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20261002072834/https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/27/politics/uniform-crime-report-2020/index.html 2 October 2026
en British Federation of British Industry (1916–1965), forerunner of CBI (Confederation of British Industry).
en AU weather firefighting fire behaviour index
Derived terms
Federal Bureau of Investigation
en CBI California Bureau of Investigation
en FBIer
en GBI Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Descendants
ar إِف بِي أَي 1
bg ФБР 1
nl FBI 1
fr FBI 1
gl FBI 1
hi एफ़ बी आई 1
id FBI 1
ja エフ・ビー・アイ Efu Bī Ai 1
mr एफ्.बी.आय्. 1
fa افبیآی 1
pt FBI 1
ro FBI 1
ru ФБР 1
es FBI 1
th เอฟบีไอ 1
Translations
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Arabic: ar إِف بِي أَي m
Armenian: hy ՀԴԲ
Bulgarian: bg ФБР n
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 聯邦調查局 liánbāng diàochájú
Dutch: nl FBI m
French: fr FBI m
Galician: gl FBI m
German: de FBI m n
Hindi: hi एफ़ बी आई
Indonesian: id FBI
Japanese: ja エフ・ビー・アイ efu-bī-ai, ja 連邦捜査局 れんぽうそうさきょく, renpō sōsakyoku
Korean: ko 연방수사국
Macedonian: mk Еф-би-ај n, mk Федерално истражно биро n
Marathi: mr एफ्.बी.आय्.
Mongolian: mn ХМТ, mn Холбооны мөрдөх товчоо
Navajo: nv Wááshindoon bisiláo nidaʼałkaahígíí
Persian: fa افبیآی ef-bi-ây
Portuguese: pt FBI m
Romanian: ro FBI
Russian: ru ФБР n, ru Федера́льное бюро́ рассле́дований n
Spanish: es FBI m
Thai: th เอฟบีไอ
See also
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Noun
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en US humorous Female body inspector.
en Jeffery Self Straight People: A Spotter's Guide to the Fascinating World of Heterosexuals 2013 Running Press https://books.google.com/books?id=Asc_DgAAQBAJ&pg=PT87&dq=%22FBI%22+female+body&hl=&cd=10&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22FBI%22%20female%20body&f=false 978-0-7624-4898-2 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.
Anagrams
en bfi BFI BIF FIB IBF bif fib
en initialisms 3-letter abbreviations
en Organizations
French
Etymology
fr :bor en:FBI<t:Federal Bureau of Investigation>
fr en FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Pronunciation
èfbi-ail
Proper noun
m
en FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
German
Etymology
de :bor en:FBI<t:Federal Bureau of Investigation>
de en FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Pronunciation
de /ˌɛfbiˈaɪ̯/
de De-FBI.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
n:m[rare],-:s.article
en FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
Japanese
Etymology
ja en FBI えふびいあい.
Proper noun
proper エフビーアイ エフ・ビー・アイ
ja 連邦捜査局 Renpō Sōsakyoku Federal Bureau of Investigation; the en FBI
ja 2020 w:ja:の子 の子 ^のこ るるちゃんの自%殺%配%信 ^るる-ちゃん の じ%さつ% はい%しん Ruru-chan's Suicide Livestream w:ja:児童カルテ 児%童カルテ ^じ%どう カルテ w:ja:神聖かまってちゃん 神%聖かまってちゃん ^しん%せい ^かまって-ちゃん [Shinsei Kamattechan]
F%B%Iに聞いたって分かんない彼%女のメッセージ エフ%ビー%アイ に きいたって わかんないかの%じょ の メッセージ You won't get her messageeven if you ask the FBI
ja Organizations United States えふびいあい
ja terms written in foreign scripts
Spanish
Etymology
es :bor en:FBI<t:Federal Bureau of Investigation> + 1
Pronunciation
efe be i ef bi ai<qq:imitating English> FBI
Proper noun
m
es Oficina Federal de Investigación Buró Federal de Investigación; en FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation.
es Sean Lyngaas El cártel de Sinaloa rastreó con un hacker a un funcionario del FBI y mató a posibles informantes, según Gobierno de EE.UU. w:CNN en Español https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2025/06/28/eeuu/cartel-sinaloa-hacker-fbi-informantes-trax 2025-06-28 Un cártel de droga mexicano contrató a un hacker para vigilar los movimientos de un alto funcionario del FBI en Ciudad de México en 2018 o incluso antes, recopilando información del sistema de cámaras de la ciudad que permitió al cártel matar a posibles informantes del FBI, según dijo en un nuevo informe el inspector general del Departamento de Justicia. https://web.archive.org/web/20260307235520/https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2025/06/28/eeuu/cartel-sinaloa-hacker-fbi-informantes-trax 7 March 2026