an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
"After decades of Cold War tensions, the newly independent nations formed a new military alliance known as CIS."
Initialism of contact image sensor.
"The cis in the room were all wearing their hearing aids proudly."
plural of CI
In plain English: Cis describes someone whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth.
"The company's annual report detailed significant losses across several cis."
Usage: Cis (as in, plural of CI) refers to multiple instances of a confidential informant (CI), often used in law enforcement contexts. Use it when discussing several individuals who have provided information discreetly.
Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.
"As a cis man, he identifies strictly as male without any experience of being transgender or non-binary."
Cisgender (or sometimes cissexual): not trans (transgender or transsexual) or non-binary.
In plain English: Cis means someone whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth.
"Many people assume someone's gender identity based on their appearance, but it's important to remember they could be cis or transgender."
Usage: Cis describes someone whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth; it's the opposite of transgender. Use "cisgender" as an adjective to clarify, for example, "a cisgender woman."
Initialism of Commonwealth of Independent States.
"The CIS members met to discuss economic cooperation following the dissolution of the Soviet Union."
The word cis comes from the Latin phrase meaning "on this side" or "near." It entered English as a scientific prefix to describe things located on one specific side of an axis or boundary.