Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨ̞ rɨ̞ ˈu] (phonetic respelling: цэ-рэ-у́)
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɛ ɛr ˈu] (phonetic respelling: цэ-эр-у́) (more standard but uncommon)

Proper noun

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ЦРУ (CRUn inan (indeclinable)

  1. initialism of Центра́льное разве́дывательное управле́ние (Centrálʹnoje razvédyvatelʹnoje upravlénije): CIA, Central Intelligence Agency