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CB and variants may refer to:

Places

CB postcode area, British post code for eastern England served by the Cambridge postal sorting office
Cambodia (LOC MARC code, obsolete FIPS Pub 10-4 country code and obsolete NATO digram CB)
Cape Breton (disambiguation)
Centura București, a ring road of Bucharest, Romania
Colegio Bolivar, an American school in Cali, Colombia
Colwyn Bay, Wales
Province of Campobasso, Italy
ČB – České Budějovice, Czech Republic

People

Chris Brown (born 1989), American R&B singer
Chris Bosh (born 1984), American basketball player
Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836–1908), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1906–1908, widely referred to by his surname initials
Chauncey the Bear, a imaginary friend in 2024 film Imaginary

Brands and enterprises

Carte Bancaire, a bank card brand
Christianssands Bryggeri, a Norwegian brewery
ScotAirways (IATA airline code CB)

Business and financial terms

Capacity building, the process by which individuals and organizations obtain, improve, and retain the skills and knowledge needed to undertake their tasks
Certification body
Chargeback, a reversal of a banking or credit card transaction
Convertible bond, a type of bond that can convert into a specified number of shares

Science and technology

Computing and telecommunications

Cell Broadcast, in GSM mobile networks
Citizens band radio (CB radio), a system of short-distance radio communications
Closed beta, a software development stage or testing process

Other uses in science and technology

Cannabinoids, a group of substances that bind to animal cannabinoid receptors
Circuit breaker, an automatic electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by overcurrent
Columbium (Cb), an obsolete name for the element niobium
Conduction band of the electrons in a (semiconducting) solid
Confirmation bias
Cumulonimbus cloud (Cb), a type of cloud that is tall, dense, and involved in thunderstorms and other intense weather

Sea vessels

CB-class midget submarine, a group of midget submarines built for the Italian Navy during World War II
Block coefficient (C_b), a parameter describing the shape of a ship's hull
A retired US Navy hull classification symbol: Large cruiser (CB)

Sports

Positions

Centre-back, a defensive position in association football
Cornerback, a position in American football

Teams

Chicago Bears, a team in the National Football League
Chicago Bulls, a team in the National Basketball Association
Cleveland Browns, a team in the National Football League
Cincinnati Bengals, a team in the National Football League
Chicago Blackhawks, a team in the National Hockey League

Titles

Chief Baron of the Exchequer, the chief judge of the Court of Exchequer, an abolished English court
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, a title conferred to British and Commonwealth citizens

Other uses

All pages with titles beginning with C. B.
2020 Singapore circuit breaker measures, commonly abbreviated as CB, a stay-at-home order implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
CB, dominical letter for a leap year starting on Friday
Casus belli, a Latin expression meaning reason for war
Construction Battalion (CB or "Seabee"), a United States Navy unit responsible for any type of construction be it general or combat on land or under water.
Curveball, a music festival hosted by the band Phish
Cone Beam (especially CBCT; Cone beam computed tomography)
Cumulative Bulletin, an annual compilation of the Internal Revenue Bulletin

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+{{wiktionary|CB|C.B.|C.-B.}}
-'''CB''' may be:
+'''CB''' and variants may refer to:
-*[[Cambodia]], [[List of FIPS country codes|FIPS Pub 10-4]] and obsolete [[NATO country code|NATO digram]]
+{{tocright}}
-*[[Cambridge]]: CB is the British [[Postal code|post code]] for the region in eastern England which is served by the Cambridge postal sorting office. (See [[List of postal areas in the United Kingdom|list of UK areas]]). This is sub-divided into numbered districts. (See [[List of postal districts in the United Kingdom|list of UK districts]]). These are further sub-divided into individual premises or small groups of premises.
+<!--Do not add entries that are not commonly known by these letters -->
-*[[Citizens' band radio]].
-*[[United States Children's Bureau|Children's Bureau]] of the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services]].
-*The retired [[US Navy]] [[hull classification symbol]] for "large" [[cruiser]]s.
-*See [[Seabee]] ([[United States Navy]] Construction Battalions).
-*The British [[British and Commonwealth orders and decorations|Honour]] ''[[CB (Honour)|Companion in The Most Honourable Order of the Bath]]''.
-*Armed Forces [[acronym]] for "confined to barracks".
-*A company that specializes in making affordable low quality [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] equipment ([[Drum kit|drum sets]], hardware, [[cymbal|cymbals]], etc.)
-*[[Cowboy Bebop]].
-*A chastity device, aka CB3000 or CB2000 produced by the Millers.
-* An abbreviation for [[central back]], a defensive position in [[football]] (soccer).
-{{2LCdisambig}}
+==Places==
-[[ko:CB]]
+* [[CB postcode area]], British post code for eastern England served by the Cambridge postal sorting office
-[[it:Cb]]
+* [[Cambodia]] (LOC MARC code, obsolete FIPS Pub 10-4 country code and obsolete NATO digram CB)
-[[ja:CB]]
+* [[Cape Breton (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Centura București]], a ring road of Bucharest, Romania
+* [[Colegio Bolivar]], an American school in Cali, Colombia
+* [[Colwyn Bay]], Wales
+* [[Province of Campobasso]], Italy
+* ČB – [[České Budějovice]], Czech Republic
+==People==
+* [[Chris Brown]] (born 1989), American R&B singer
+* [[Chris Bosh]] (born 1984), American basketball player
+* [[Henry Campbell-Bannerman]] (1836–1908), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1906–1908, widely referred to by his surname initials
+* ''Chauncey the Bear'', a imaginary friend in 2024 film ''[[Imaginary (film)|Imaginary]]''
+==Brands and enterprises==
+* [[Carte Bancaire]], a bank card brand
+* [[Christianssands Bryggeri]], a Norwegian brewery
+* [[ScotAirways]] (IATA airline code CB)
+<!--Do not add entries that are not commonly known by these letters -->
+==Business and financial terms==
+* [[Capacity building]], the process by which individuals and organizations obtain, improve, and retain the skills and knowledge needed to undertake their tasks
+* [[Certification body]]
+* [[Chargeback]], a reversal of a banking or credit card transaction
+* [[Convertible bond]], a type of bond that can convert into a specified number of shares
+==Science and technology==
+===Computing and telecommunications===
+* [[Cell Broadcast]], in GSM mobile networks
+* [[Citizens band radio]] (CB radio), a system of short-distance radio communications
+* [[Closed beta]], a software development stage or testing process
+<!--Do not add entries that are not commonly known by these letters -->
+===Other uses in science and technology===
+* [[Cannabinoids]], a group of substances that bind to animal cannabinoid receptors
+* [[Circuit breaker]], an automatic electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by overcurrent
+* [[Columbium]] (Cb), an obsolete name for the element niobium
+* [[Valence and conduction bands|Conduction band]] of the electrons in a (semiconducting) solid
+* [[Confirmation bias]]
+* [[Cumulonimbus cloud]] (Cb), a type of cloud that is tall, dense, and involved in thunderstorms and other intense weather
+<!--Do not add entries that are not commonly known by these letters -->
+==Sea vessels==
+* [[CB-class midget submarine]], a group of midget submarines built for the Italian Navy during World War II
+* [[Block coefficient]] (C<sub>b</sub>), a parameter describing the shape of a ship's hull
+* A retired US Navy hull classification symbol: [[List of cruisers of the United States Navy#Large cruisers (CB)|Large cruiser (CB)]]
+==Sports==
+===Positions===
+* [[Centre-back]], a defensive position in association football
+* [[Cornerback]], a position in American football
+===Teams===
+* [[Chicago Bears]], a team in the National Football League
+* [[Chicago Bulls]], a team in the National Basketball Association
+* [[Cleveland Browns]], a team in the National Football League
+* [[Cincinnati Bengals]], a team in the National Football League
+* [[Chicago Blackhawks]], a team in the National Hockey League
+==Titles==
+* [[Chief Baron of the Exchequer]], the chief judge of the Court of Exchequer, an abolished English court
+* [[Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath]], a title conferred to British and Commonwealth citizens
+==Other uses==
+*{{look from|C. B.}}
+*[[2020 Singapore circuit breaker measures]], commonly abbreviated as CB, a stay-at-home order implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
+*CB, dominical letter for a [[leap year starting on Friday]]
+*''[[Casus belli]]'', a Latin expression meaning reason for war
+*[[Construction Battalion]] (CB or "Seabee"), a United States Navy unit responsible for any type of construction be it  general or combat on land or under water.
+*Curveball, a music festival hosted by the band [[Phish]]
+*Cone Beam (especially CBCT; [[Cone beam computed tomography]])
+*Cumulative Bulletin, an annual compilation of the ''[[Internal Revenue Bulletin]]''
+==See also==
+*[[C♭ (musical note)]]
+**[[C♭ major]]
+**[[C-flat minor]]
+{{dab}}