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Cid [sɪd (Spanish) θið] n (Biographies / Cid, El or the (?1043-1099) M, Spanish, MILITARY: soldier) El or the. original name Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. ?1043-99, Spanish soldier and hero of the wars against the Moors CID (in Britain) abbreviation for
(Law) Criminal Investigation Department; the detective division of a police force ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations CID N ABBR (Brit) =Criminal Investigation Department CID man/woman; CID officer → policía mf or oficial mf del Departamento de Investigación Criminal CID [ˌsiːaɪˈdiː] n abbr (British) (=Criminal Investigation Department) → P.J. f(= police judiciaire) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He used to say the Cid Ruy Diaz was a very good knight, but that he was not to be compared with the Knight of the Burning Sword who with one back-stroke cut in half two fierce and monstrous giants. They have it up and down, the children do, she standing up for the Cid, and they working George Washington for all he is worth. In reading his 'Chronicle' I suffered for a time from its attribution to Fray Antonio Agapida, the pious monk whom he feigns to have written it, just as in reading 'Don Quixote' I suffered from Cervantes masquerading as the Moorish scribe, Cid Hamet Ben Engeli. |
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