GBE

G2B3E1

proper noun

A family of closely related languages, such as Ewe and Fon, spoken near the south coast of western Africa.

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Meanings

GBE1

nounGBE (plural GBEs)

plural GBEs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of knight grand cross of the order of the British Empire (a British order of chivalry).

Gbe2

proper noun
  1. A family of closely related languages, such as Ewe and Fon, spoken near the south coast of western Africa.

Origin

From the word gbe, meaning "language" in these languages.

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APA

GBE. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GBE

MLA

“GBE.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GBE. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “GBE,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GBE.

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