CIA

¹ American  

Or C.I.A.

abbreviation

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

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Cia. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Company.

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CIA British  

abbreviation

1. 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

In the past, he said, “the CIA was trying to be clandestine in their operations and kind of remain in the background, in the shadows.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Once the complaint is filed, a team of investigators — described by D’Souza as including former FBI, CIA and National Security Agency officials — assembles an evidence file.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Two of the four CIA agents died in a road accident after participating in the raid.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Johnson, himself a former CIA officer who spent more than two decades with the agency, never publicly identified the two U.S. casualties as intelligence operators.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Unarmed and defenseless against enemy fighters or antiaircraft fire, the U-2 was purpose-built to house powerful cameras designed for the CIA by Edwin Land, the founder of the Polaroid Corporation.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau