Cid

Cid  (sd), the Originally Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar. 1043?-1099.

Spanish soldier and national hero whose military exploits, including the capture of Valencia (1094), are recounted in several literary works, most notably the epic The Song of the Cid.

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CID

abbr.

Criminal Investigation Department

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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

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CID (in Britain)

abbreviation for

(Law) Criminal Investigation Department; the detective division of a police force

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

CID - the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world Criminal Investigation Command U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, USACIL - a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence law enforcement agency - an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws U. S. Army, United States Army, US Army, USA, Army - the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare

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)

CID (Brit) abbr of Criminal Investigation Department → ˜ Kripo f