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Vietcong

or Vi·et Cong

[ vee-et-kong, -kawng, vyet-, vee-it- ]
/ viˌɛtˈkɒŋ, -ˈkɔŋ, ˌvyɛt-, ˌvi ɪt- /
(during the Vietnam War)

noun, plural Vi·et·cong.

a Communist-led army and guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought its government and was supported by North Vietnam.
a member or supporter of this force.

adjective

of or relating to this force or one of its members or supporters.

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Words related to Vietcong

comrade, sympathizer, red, Marxist, pinko, Commie, apparatchik, Socialist, Bolshevist, Trotskyite, Bolshevik, Maoist, Stalinist, Leninist

Origin of Vietcong

First recorded in 1960–65, Vietcong is from the Vietnamese word Việt-cộng
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for viet cong

Vietcong

Viet Cong

/ (ˌvjɛtˈkɒŋ) /

noun (in the Vietnam War)

the Communist-led guerrilla force and revolutionary army of South Vietnam; the armed forces of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam
a member of these armed forces
(modifier) of or relating to the Vietcong or a Vietcong

Word Origin for Vietcong

from Vietnamese Viet Nam Cong San Vietnamese Communist
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for viet cong

Viet Cong
[ (vee-et kong, kawng) ]

South Vietnamese communist revolutionaries during the Vietnam War.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.