Cong

[ kong ]

/ kɒŋ /

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noun

Informal. Vietcong.

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Origin of Cong

By shortening

Other definitions for Cong (2 of 3)

cong.

abbreviation

gallon.

Origin of cong.

From the Latin word congius

Other definitions for Cong (3 of 3)

Cong.

abbreviation

Congregational.

Congregationalist.

Congress.

Congressional.

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How to use Cong in a sentence

He was hallucinating he was in a prison camp under the Viet Cong.
The Price of Being a Patton: Wrestling With the Legacy of America’s Most Famous General|Tim Teeman|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few days later, on April 30, General Duong Van Minh surrendered to the Viet Cong and the Fall of Saigon was complete.
Remembering the Fall of Saigon and Vietnam’s Mass ‘Boat People’ Exodus|Katie Baker|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was filmed in a real village, Cong [in the west of Ireland, straddling the borders of Counties Mayo and Galway].
The Prodigious Roddy Doyle Is the Celtic Tiger of Irish Literature|Allen Barra|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
U.S. shotgunners used flechettes in Vietnam to get at Viet Cong hidden behind leaves and brush.
At the Gun Show, Family Businesses and Angry Young Men|Patrick Blanchfield|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST

American policy held that if a Vietnamese looked at a hovering chopper, he must be Viet Cong.
The Atrocity Lessons: What the U.S. Military Learned From Vietnam|Jake Whitney|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
En prenant cong de l'Hermite, M. le Baron d'Holbach me dit de le prcder un instant et qu'il allait me suivre.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing
The semi-official daughter-in-law consequently becomes a somewhat unprofitable luxury, and in the final act is given her cong.
Modernities|Horace Barnett Samuel
For an abstract of this bill, see Congressional Globe, 34th Cong.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 5 (of 20)|Charles Sumner
The cost of the proceedings, including a pre-dated Cong d'lire, would be eight hundred guineas.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, September 22, 1920|Various
"How do you do, Miss Lee," observed Mr. Bowles, bowing formally as he received his cong.
Bat Wing Bowles|Dane Coolidge

British Dictionary definitions for Cong (1 of 2)

cong.

abbreviation for

pharmacol obsolete congius

congregation

Word Origin for cong.

(for sense 1) Latin: gallon

British Dictionary definitions for Cong (2 of 2)

Cong.

abbreviation for

Congregational

Congress

Congressional

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