Vietcong
UK/ˌviː.ɛtˈkɒŋ/US/ˌvi.ɛtˈkɑŋ/
Vietcong proper noun: a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that waged an insurgency against the South Vietnamese government, the United States, South Korea, and Australia during the Vietnam War. It was ultimately directed by communist North Vietnam, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and formally organized as the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam in 1960.
Proper noun
Vietcong
- A communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that waged an insurgency against the South Vietnamese government, the United States, South Korea, and Australia during the Vietnam War. It was ultimately directed by communist North Vietnam, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and formally organized as the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam in 1960.
Noun
Vietcong (plural Vietcongs or Vietcong)
- A member of this organization.
- Then I went to Cam Ranh Bay, a huge base, and received the same official briefing, upbeat and hopeful. Afterward, I asked the briefing officer if he thought any Vietcong were working on the base itself. He said yes. I asked how many, and he said, “We figure twenty to thirty percent of our employees...2010, Walter Mondale, David Hage, The Good Fight: A Life in Liberal Politics, Scribner, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 78
Vietcong meaning in Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese
Vietcong in Arabic
- a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia
- فيت كونغ
Vietcong in Thai
- a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia
- เวียดกง wîat gong
Vietcong in Vietnamese
- a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia
- MTDTGPMNVN, Việt Cộng
Forms of Vietcong
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Viet Cong |
| alternative form | VC |
| Noun | |
| plural | Vietcongs |
| plural | Vietcong |
Origin of Vietcong
Unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese Việt Cộng, short for Việt Nam cộng sản (“Vietnamese communist”). First attested in English in 1957.
Questions about Vietcong
- What does Vietcong mean?
- Vietcong means a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that waged an insurgency against the South Vietnamese government, the United States, South Korea, and Australia during the Vietnam War. It was ultimately directed by communist North Vietnam, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and formally organized as the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam in 1960.
- What is Vietcong in Arabic?
- Vietcong in Arabic is فيت كونغ. See Vietcong meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Vietcong?
- Vietcong can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Vietcong?
- Vietcong is pronounced /ˌviː.ɛtˈkɒŋ/ (UK).
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