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COE

COE is the initialism of code of ethics.

COE is the initialism of college of education.

COE is the initialism of college of engineering.

COE is the initialism of center of excellence.

COE is the initialism of cab over engine.

COE is the initialism of confirmation of enrolment.

Meaning of code of ethics

Noun

code of ethics (plural codes of ethics)

  1. A list of statements or exemplars used by organizations to guide their members in differentiating between right and wrong and in applying understandings to their decision making.

Meaning of center of excellence

Noun

center of excellence (plural centers of excellence)

  1. (US) A team, a shared facility or an entity that provides leadership, best practices, research, support, or training for a focus area.
    Synonyms:
    COE

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Coe

Coe (countable and uncountable, plural Coes)

  1. (countable) A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Indiana, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: CoE

CoE

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Council of Europe.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Church of the East.

Noun capitalized: CoE

CoE (plural CoEs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of center of excellence.

Forms of COE

Noun
pluralCOEs
pluralCoEs
Proper noun
pluralCoes

Origin of COE

English surname, from Middle English co and Old English ca (“jackdaw”), similar to caw, Scots ka.

Words formed from COE

Questions about COE

What does COE mean?
COE means a surname.
What is COE the initialism of?
COE is the initialism of code of ethics.
What part of speech is COE?
COE can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near COE in the dictionary

  1. codworm
  2. codworms
  3. cody
  4. codydramol
  5. Codăești
  6. COE
  7. coebang
  8. coebangs
  9. Coeburn
  10. coeca
  11. coecal

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: COE (page history and authors); Coe (page history and authors); CoE (page history and authors); code of ethics (page history and authors); center of excellence (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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