Definition of CIA - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Central Intelligence Agency

US agency that gathers secret information

The CIA is investigating the case.

Central Intelligence Agency

intelligence service

acr: Culinary Institute of America

famous school for cooking and baking

He graduated from the CIA last year.

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Origin of CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

Examples of CIA in a sentence

Reports were sent to the CIA for analysis.
She teaches pastry at the CIA.
Many chefs dream of attending the CIA.

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French:CIA, ...
German:CIA, Culinary Institute of America, ...
Italian:CIA, ...
Spanish:CIA, ...
Portuguese:CIA, ...
Chinese:中央情报局, 美国烹饪学院, ...
Japanese:CIA, ...
Arabic:سي آي إيه, سِي آي إِي, ...
Hebrew:סִי-אַי-אֵי, CIA, ...
Russian:ЦРУ, CIA, ...
Ukrainian:ЦРУ, Кулінарний інститут Америки, ...
Hindi:केंद्रीय गुप्तचर एजेंसी, कुलिनरी इंस्टिट्यूट ऑफ अमेरिका, ...
Bengali:সিআইএ, আমেরিকার কুলিনারি ইনস্টিটিউট, ...
Catalan:CIA, ICC, ...
Czech:CIA, Kulinářský institut Ameriky, ...
Danish:CIA, ...
Dutch:CIA, Culinary Institute of America, ...
Greek:CIA, Αμερικανικό Ινστιτούτο Μαγειρικής, ...
Hungarian:Központi Hírszerző Ügynökség, Amerikai Kulináris Intézet, ...
Khmer:ទីភ្នាក់ងារស៊ើបការណ៍កណ្ដាលសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក, វិទ្យាស្ថានធ្វើម្ហូបអាមេរិក, ...
Korean:중앙정보국, 미국 요리교육원, ...
Persian:سیا, مؤسسه آشپزی آمریکا, ...
Polish:CIA, Instytut Kulinarny Ameryki, ...
Portuguese (BR):CIA, ...
Romanian:CIA, Institutul Culinar al Americii, ...
Swedish:CIA, ...
Thai:สำนักข่าวกรองกลาง, CIA, ...
Turkish:CIA, Amerika Aşçılık Enstitüsü, ...
Vietnamese:CIA, Viện Ẩm thực Hoa Kỳ, ...

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