Vietcong

See also: vietcong

English

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Etymology

From Vietnamese Việt cộng, short for Việt Nam cộng sản (“Vietnam(ese) communist(s)”)

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌvi.et.ˈkɒŋ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌvi.et.ˈkɑŋ/

Proper noun

Vietcong

  1. A communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought the United States, South Korea, Australia, and South Vietnamese governments during the Vietnam War and was supported by communist North Vietnam.
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Noun

Vietcong (plural Vietcongs or Vietcong)

  1. A member of this organization.

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