Cong
/kɔŋ/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A type of carved jade tube made in China starting in the Neolithic.
Proper Noun
- 1 Clipping of Vietcong. US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
- 2 Clipping of Indian National Congress. India, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
- 3 Obsolete form of Kong (“city in Iran”). alt-of, obsolete
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The Viet Cong launched the Tet offensive on January 30, 1968."
Etymology
From Mandarin 琮 (cóng).