cia
/ˌsiːˌaɪˈeɪ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.21 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
name
Initialism of Cleveland Institute of Art.
name
Initialism of Culinary Institute of America.
name
noun
noun
Initialism of Concept Illustration and Animation.
noun
adj
Initialism of captured-in-action.
Example Sentences
- "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 that CIA physicians, psychologists, and other health care personnel had important roles in enhanced interrogation."
- "During the hunt for Osama bin Laden in 2011, CIA operatives in Pakistan posed as aid workers and even faked an immunization campaign. To many of my Muslim friends, this CIA spycraft is no different from what covert Christian missionaries do."
- "The Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday became the first major national security agency to offer so-called buyouts to its entire workforce, a CIA spokesperson and two other sources familiar with the offer said, part of President Donald Trump’s broad effort to shrink the federal government and shape it to his agenda."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: 茶
Usage
Inflected Forms
C.I.A. (alternative)
CIAs (plural)