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

The fossils were found by a research team at Yunnan University, led by Professor Peiyun Cong and Associate Professor Fan Wei.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 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

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

The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong, Krulak explained, could call on at least 2.5 million men to fight.

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