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• Cong
  Cong

  noun

  Vietcong.
• cong.
  cong.

  abbreviation

  gallon.
• Cong.
  Cong.

  abbreviation

  Congregational.

Cong

¹ American  

[kong] / kɒŋ /

noun

1. Informal. Vietcong.

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cong. ² American  

abbreviation

1. gallon.

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Cong. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Congregational.

2. Congregationalist.

3. Congress.

4. Congressional.

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Cong. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Congregational

2. Congress

3. Congressional

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cong. ² British  

abbreviation

1. obsolete pharmacol congius

2. congregation

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Etymology

Origin of Cong¹

By shortening

Origin of cong.²

From the Latin word congius

Example Sentences

This possibility comes from new computer simulations conducted by Carnegie scientists Cong Liu and Ronald Cohen.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

In the 1968 Tet Offensive, U.S. forces crushed the Viet Cong, dealing a near-fatal blow to the communist insurgency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Over three years, from 1965 to 1968, the U.S. conducted Operation Rolling Thunder, a sustained bombing campaign with the objective of putting the Viet Cong in their place — and it was remarkably unsuccessful.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Thanh Cong Group, which supplies major clothing brands such as Adidas and Lacoste, told AFP its shipments to the United States had dipped last year, although it would not say by how much.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

But did that mean they were used by the Viet Cong?

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin