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CIA^¹

/ˌsiːˌaɪˈeɪ/

proper noun C.I.A.

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Central Intelligence Agency In 2009, the Obama Administration released guidelines on enhanced interrogation written in 2003 and 2004 by the CIA Office of Medical Services. ^((OMS).1-3(appendix F)) The OMS guidelines, even in redacted form, and opinions from the US Department of Justice's (DOJ’s) Office of Legal Counsel show th
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Cleveland Institute of Art
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Philippines, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Clark International Airport

noun CIAs · C.I.A.

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Circuit Interactive Analyzer
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adjective C.I.A.

abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of captured-in-action

cia^²

Where it comes from

From Chinese 茶 (chá) via Italian.

noun

obsolete, uncountable Obsolete form of cha

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ici, cao, ftc, cio, iec, lka, asd, cip, pac, cla, ica, agency, aci, intelligence, coy, langley

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name Central Intelligence Agency

Español	CIA
한국어	시아이에이 siaiei, 중앙정보국 Jung'angjeongboguk
日本語	シー・アイ・エー Shī Ai Ē, 中央情報局 Chūō Jōhōkyoku
中文	中情局 Zhōngqíngjú, 中央情報局 /中央情报局 Zhōngyāng Qíngbàojú
हिन्दी	सी आइ ए sī āi e
Português	CIA
Ελληνικά	Κεντρική Υπηρεσία Πληροφοριών Kentrikí Ypiresía Pliroforión
Русский	ЦРУ CRU, Центра́льное разве́дывательное управле́ние Centrálʹnoje razvédyvatelʹnoje upravlénije
العربية	سِي أَي إِي sī ʔay ʔey

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@misc{cia_2026,
  title = {cia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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