"CBI" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} CBI
  1. (British) Initialism of Confederation of British Industry. Tags: British, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Confederation of British Industry
    Sense id: en-CBI-en-name-6ZGgT-jR Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 29 5 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 44 28 9 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 33 5 21
  2. (India) Initialism of Central Bureau of Investigation. Tags: India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Central Bureau of Investigation
    Sense id: en-CBI-en-name-S5Qtoimz Categories (other): Indian English, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 33 5 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Espionage Disambiguation of Espionage: 0 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} CBI
  1. (law) Initialism of confidential business information. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: confidential business information
    Sense id: en-CBI-en-noun-bFxKNJqm Categories (other): Law Topics: law
  2. (railways) Initialism of computer-based interlocking. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: computer-based interlocking
    Sense id: en-CBI-en-noun-Hh7HofpL Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 33 5 21 Topics: railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Espionage Disambiguation of Espionage: 0 0 0 0
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