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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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A former CIA officer who flipped a swing House district in northern Virginia twice, Spanberger has now been governor of the commonwealth for roughly four months.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

The field marshal, acting on CIA intelligence, handed over the alleged mastermind behind the 2021 Kabul airport bombing when Americans were evacuating from Afghanistan.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Although Prince Mohammed denied personal involvement, the CIA concluded that he likely ordered the killing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

In 2024, Palantir — founded in part with CIA seed funding and built from the start around government intelligence work — stepped into the space Google vacated.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

His CIA contact would then meet him at the Berlin Hilton, where they would debrief the day's events.

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

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