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U⋅zi

[oo-zee]
–noun, plural U⋅zis.
a compact 9mm submachine gun of Israeli design.

Origin:
1955–60; after Uzi(el Gal), Israeli army officer who designed it
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U·zi or U·ZI   (ōō'zē)   
n.   pl. U·zis or U·ZIs
Any of various compact submachine guns having a caliber of 9 millimeters, originally designed in Israel in the 1950s.

[After Uzi el-Gal, 20th-century Israeli army officer and weapons designer.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

Uzi 
1959, trademark name for Israeli-made submachine gun, developed by Usiel Gal, and manufactured by IMI.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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