Vietcong

American  

[vee-et-kong, -kawng, vyet-, vee-it-] / viˌɛtˈkɒŋ, -ˈkɔŋ, ˌvjɛt-, ˌvi ɪt- /

Or Viet Cong

noun

• Vietcong
  plural

1. a Communist-led army and guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought its government and was supported by North Vietnam.

2. a member or supporter of this force.

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adjective

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

Vietcong British  

/ ˌvjɛtˈkɒŋ /

noun

1. the Communist-led guerrilla force and revolutionary army of South Vietnam; the armed forces of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam

2. a member of these armed forces

3. (modifier) of or relating to the Vietcong or a Vietcong

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Vietcong
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Vietcong

First recorded in 1960–65, Vietcong is from the Vietnamese word Việt-cộng

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• Vietminh vs. Vietcong

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Example Sentences

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Vietcong

"It's an underground city of tunnels that make the Vietcong tunnels look like child's play," said the first regional source, referring to the Communist guerrilla force that defied U.S. troops in Vietnam.

From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2023

The goal was to increase rainfall, which would muddy up the Ho Chi Minh Trail, a network of coarse roads, interrupting Vietcong supply lines.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 20, 2023

The destruction of Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army Hospitals in the South Vietnamese countryside was announced at the daily press briefings, the Five O’Clock Follies, by American military spokesmen in Saigon.

From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021

“In the past four and one-half years, the Vietcong, the Communists, have lost 89,000 men,” he said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2021

That night, Walter Cronkite reported that in Khesanh, some of the tunnels the Vietcong were digging now reached to within fifty yards of the marine fences.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

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