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C.B.

C.B. is the abbreviation of Chief Baron.

C.B. is the alternative form of CB.

Meaning of Chief Baron

Noun

Chief Baron (plural Chief Barons)

  1. (UK, historical) The presiding judge of the English Exchequer of Pleas.

Meaning of CB

Noun

CB (countable and uncountable, plural CBs)

  1. (historical) The United States Navy hull classification symbol for a large cruiser.

See all 2 meanings of CB

Questions about C.B.

What is C.B. the abbreviation of?
C.B. is the abbreviation of Chief Baron.

Words near C.B. in the dictionary

  1. c. o. g.s
  2. C. of E.
  3. C.A.
  4. C.A.A.F.
  5. C.A.F.C.
  6. C.B.
  7. C.B.D.
  8. C.B.N.
  9. C.Bon.
  10. C.Bssn.
  11. c.c.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: C.B. (page history and authors); Chief Baron (page history and authors); CB (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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