K.B.E.

American  

abbreviation

1. Knight Commander of the British Empire.

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KBE British  

abbreviation

1. Knight (Commander of the Order) of the British Empire

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Example Sentences

A Sherpa came along with letters, and there was one . . . addressed to 'Sir Edmund Hillary, K.B.E.'

From Time Magazine Archive

The Express' choice: suave expatriate Cinemactor Douglas Fairbanks Jr., K.B.E., "a good mixer, a tireless getter-about and smoother-out of trouble."

From Time Magazine Archive

Three remarkable Africans who symbolize to their peoples independence promised or prospective: Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, K.B.E.,

From Time Magazine Archive

My husband is only a K.B.E., you know.

From Second Plays by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)

Fortunately, however, at this stage, I came into contact with Colonel Sir James Barrett, K.B.E.,

From Safe Marriage A Return to Sanity by Lane, William Arbuthnot