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

China's Sui Wenjing and Han Cong led in the pairs competition after the short programme with a score of 74.63.

From Barron's

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

Starring James Norton and created by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, the period drama is inspired by the brewery's legacy, selecting Penrhyn Castle for its "many parallels" with the Guinness original family home, Ashford Castle, in Cong, County Mayo, Ireland.

From BBC

Turning Point admirably points to the pejorative nature of the term “Viet Cong” to refer to the National Liberation Front, but it is less successful in clarifying for viewers that the NLF was comprised of southern Vietnamese.

From Slate

Bowman was a “tunnel rat” sent as point man into the Viet Cong’s network of tunnels.

From Los Angeles Times