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Definition of the Central Intelligence Agency noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Central Intelligence Agency

noun

/ðə ˌsentrəl ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns eɪdʒənsi/

/ðə ˌsentrəl ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns eɪdʒənsi/

(abbreviation CIA)

[singular]

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a department of the US government that collects information about other countries, often secretly

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