Vietcong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought the United States, South Korea, Australia, and the South Vietnamese government during the Vietnam War and was supported by communist North Vietnam.
noun
  1. A member of this organization.

Pronunciation

/ˌviː.ɛtˈkɒŋ/ /ˌvi.ɛtˈkɑŋ/

Word forms

Vietcong Viet Cong VC Vietcongs

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese Việt Cộng, short for Việt Nam cộng sản (“Vietnam(ese) communist(s)”).

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