CIA

¹

Or C.I.A.

abbreviation

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

Cia.

²

abbreviation

1. Company.

CIA

abbreviation

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of CIA¹

From the Spanish word Compañía

Example Sentences

In the end, his stint as a spy was brief, and the CIA ceased funding the Review before the first issue was published.

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The CIA concluded that the assassination was carried out by Saudi operatives, on order of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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The U.S. president said the crown prince “knew nothing about” Khashoggi’s death, contradicting the CIA, which at the time assessed that the royal orchestrated the killing.

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The S-shaped copper sculpture has baffled cryptography enthusiasts since its 1990 installation on the grounds of the CIA headquarters in Virginia, with three of its four messages deciphered so far.

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Massie wrote on social media this month, “Capitol Police turned CIA orchestrated the pipe bombs on January 6th, and the FBI has covered it up.”

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