cia

Other forms of cia

plural

cias·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cia

What does cia mean?

cia means "an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council".

How many syllables are in cia?

cia has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈsiˈaɪˈeɪ/.

What is another word for cia?

Close synonyms include Central Intelligence Agency. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cia a common word?

cia is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with cia?

16 words rhyme with cia. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.