Cid

[ sid; Spanish theed ]

/ sɪd; Spanish θid /

noun

The,El Cid CampeadorRodrigo Díaz de Bivar, c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.

(italics) Le. Le Cid.

Le Cid

[ French luh seed ]

/ French lə ˈsid /

noun

a drama (1636) by Corneille.

c.i.d.

or cid, CID

Automotive.

cubic-inch displacement: the displacement of an engine measured in cubic inches: My old car had a 302 c.i.d. engine.

C.I.D.

Criminal Investigation Department of Scotland Yard.

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Examples from the Web for cid

The CID speculated that the woman was confirming who lived there before planting a homemade nail bomb.
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Hart, now besuited and bald, still works at CID; presumably he's been promoted.
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The nominees received are reviewed by Special Agents in the CID and the Office of Public Affairs.
The Last Larger-Than-Life Outlaw|Lee Siegel|June 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Of these one of the most interesting is the Cid's duel with the conde Lozano and his marriage to Ximena.
The Lay of the Cid|R. Selden Rose

In other words, he recognized the Cid as an almost independent prince.
The Moors in Spain|Stanley Lane-Poole
When the Cid saw them well without he made as if he fled; With his whole host in confusion down the Jalón he sped.
The Lay of the Cid|R. Selden Rose
Joyful is my Cid and all his vassals, that God had shown such favor to them that they had conquered in the field.
With Spurs of Gold|Frances Nimmo Greene
An the Cid forced not his entrance, neither for weal nor woe Durst they open it unto him.
The Lay of the Cid|R. Selden Rose

British Dictionary definitions for cid

Cid

/ (sɪd, Spanish θið) /

noun

El or the. original name Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. ?1043–99, Spanish soldier and hero of the wars against the Moors

CID

abbreviation for

(in Britain) Criminal Investigation Department; the detective division of a police force

cruel, inhumane, and degrading: denoting the brutal and demeaning treatment of prisoners

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Word Origin and History for cid

Cid

1680s, from Spanish cid "chief, commander," from Arabic sayyid "lord." A title given in Spanish literature to Castilian nobleman and warlord Ruy Diaz, Count of Bivar (c.1040-1099).

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