CIA
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Central Intelligence Agency: the U.S. federal agency that coordinates governmental intelligence activities outside the United States.
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Cia.
abbreviation
Company.
Origin of Cia.
From the Spanish word Compañía
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CIA
abbreviation for
Central Intelligence Agency; a federal US bureau created in 1947 to coordinate and conduct espionage and intelligence activities
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