CIA

¹ American

Or C.I.A.

abbreviation

Central Intelligence Agency: the U.S. federal agency that coordinates governmental intelligence activities outside the United States.

Cia. ² American

abbreviation

Company.

CIA British

abbreviation

Central Intelligence Agency; a federal US bureau created in 1947 to coordinate and conduct espionage and intelligence activities

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Etymology

Origin of Cia.

From the Spanish word Compañía

Example Sentences

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She has received the new US chief of mission in Caracas, the head of the CIA and the chief of the US military command responsible for Latin America and the Caribbean.

From Barron's

Spanberger, 46, was elected as Virginia's governor in November after serving in Congress and working as a CIA officer.

From BBC

The CIA and FBI provided El Mencho’s precise location to Mexican military intelligence, one person familiar with the operations said.

From Los Angeles Times

“CIA,” which premieres Monday, reportedly went through changes both in front of and behind the camera even before reaching the air, suggesting that the producers didn’t quite know where they were going.

From Los Angeles Times

The CIA inquiry in the 1990s, too, didn’t satisfy the UFO community.

From The Wall Street Journal

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