cia

BrE /ˈsɪə/ AmE /ˈsiːə/

noun en → es

1 ORGANIZATION [singular] B2

the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States, a government agency that collects and analyzes information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals to protect US national security interests.

Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA)

  • the CIA

Collocations the CIA · CIA operations

  • The CIA has been involved in many controversial activities.

    La CIA ha estado involucrada en muchas actividades controvertidas.

2 ABBREVIATION [singular] B1

abbreviation of 'company' or 'corporation', used in business contexts to refer to a specific company.

compañía, corporación

  • the Cia

Collocations CIA shares · CIA profits

  • The company's annual report was released by the CIA.

    El informe anual de la compañía fue publicado por la Cia.