rodrigo diaz de bivar

Cid

[sid; Spanish theed]
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.
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Dí·az de Bi·var

[dee-ahth the vee-vahr]
noun
Ro·dri·go [raw-three-gaw] , or Ruy [rwee] , Cid, The.
Also, Dí·az de Vi·var [dee-ahth the vee-vahr] .
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Cid (sɪd, Spanish θið) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Elorthe. original name Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. ?1043--99, Spanish soldier and hero of the wars against the Moors

CID
 
abbreviation for
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

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Word Origin & History

Cid
1687, from Sp. cid "chief, commander," from Arabic sayyid "lord." A title given in Sp. lit. to Castilian nobleman and warlord Ruy Diaz, Count of Bivar (c.1040-1099).
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
CID
  1. Choice in Dying

  2. Criminal Investigation Department

  3. Eastern Iowa Airport (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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