GB

1 of 2

noun

: sarin

GB

2 of 2

abbreviation

1
gigabyte
2
Great Britain

Examples of GB in a Sentence

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Noun
In the days after the incident, Canada's Rachel Homan and Team GB's Bobby Lammie both had stones removed from play for similar infractions. Seth Doane, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026 Raspberry Pi has raised prices as the cost of memory increases globally, Bloomberg noted, but the 1GB model still costs as much as a cheap bottle of wine. Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026 Choose sizes from 16GB to 512GB. Tory Johnson, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026 The backstory As intrinsically linked to the city’s identity, history, and high society as The Savoy in London or The Plaza in New York, the GB has hosted everyone from Maria Callas to Jodie Foster and Jean-Paul Gaultier since opening in 1874. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for GB

Word History

Etymology

Noun

code name

First Known Use

Noun

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of GB was in 1961

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“GB.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GB. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.

Medical Definition

GB

1 of 2 noun
: sarin

GB

2 of 2 abbreviation
gallbladder
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