Cid

[sid; Spanish theed] /sɪd; Spanish θid/
noun
1.
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
2.
(italics) Le, Le Cid.

C.I.D.

1.
Criminal Investigation Department of Scotland Yard.

c.i.d.

Automotive.
1.
cubic-inch displacement: the displacement of an engine measured in cubic inches:
My old car had a 302 c.i.d. engine.
Also, cid, CID.

Le Cid

[French luh seed] /French lə ˈsid/
noun
1.
a drama (1636) by Corneille.
British Dictionary definitions for Cid

Cid

/sɪd; Spanish θið/
noun
1.
El or the. original name Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. ?1043–99, Spanish soldier and hero of the wars against the Moors

CID

abbreviation
1.
(in Britain) Criminal Investigation Department; the detective division of a police force
2.
cruel, inhumane, and degrading: denoting the brutal and demeaning treatment of prisoners
Word Origin and History for Cid

1680s, from Spanish cid "chief, commander," from Arabic sayyid "lord." A title given in Spanish literature to Castilian nobleman and warlord Ruy Diaz, Count of Bivar (c.1040-1099).

Cid in Technology


Caller ID

Related Abbreviations for Cid

CID

  1. Choice in Dying
  2. Criminal Investigation Department
  3. Eastern Iowa Airport (Cedar Rapids, IA)