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

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

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 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

And no territory was being gained, because as soon as American troops left an area, the Viet Cong slipped right back in.

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