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

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

Ziwei Cong, a marketing professor at Georgetown University, sees AI slop bifurcating the internet.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

Rounding out the pairs were home favourites Han Cong and Sui Wenjing, who made it onto the podium in their first competitive appearance since they won gold at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

Dang Xuan Teo, one of several former North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong interviewed in the docuseries, recalls how he disguised himself as a shoeshine boy to scout details for an attack on the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

North Vietnam demanded that the government of South Vietnam be replaced by one that included representatives of the Viet Cong.

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