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Cid (sid; Sp t̸hēt̸h)

Cid, the (born Rodrigo, or Ruy, Díaz de Bivar) 1040?-99; Sp. soldier & celebrated hero, esp. in Sp. literature

Etymology: Sp < Ar sayyid, a lord

CID definition

CID

Brit. Criminal Investigation Department

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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