"CEF" meaning in English

See CEF in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: C.E.F [alternative], C.E.F. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} CEF
  1. (philately, on postage stamps of India, 1900-1921): China Expeditionary Force
    Sense id: en-CEF-en-name-xFubt7V6 Categories (other): Philately, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 28 33 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 30 33 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 31 33 5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
  2. (philately, with surcharge on stamps of Kamerun, 1915): Cameroon Expeditionary Force
    Sense id: en-CEF-en-name-60spMi62 Categories (other): Philately, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 28 33 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 30 33 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 31 33 5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
  3. (military, Canada) Canadian Expeditionary Force of WWI Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-CEF-en-name-eTEz8Vpn Categories (other): Canadian English, Military, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 28 33 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 30 33 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 31 33 5 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. (education) Initialism of Common European Framework. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Common European Framework
    Sense id: en-CEF-en-name-CuCSTwaw Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Education Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: AEF, BEF

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for CEF meaning in English (2.0kB)

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