Le Cid

[French luh seed] /French lə ˈsid/
noun
1.
a drama (1636) by Corneille.

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.
British Dictionary definitions for Le 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 Le Cid

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).

Related Abbreviations for Le Cid

CID

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