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Vietcong

//ˌvi.ɛtˈkɑŋ// name, noun

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Proper Noun

1
A communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought the United States, South Korea, Australia, and the South Vietnamese government during the Vietnam War and was supported by communist North Vietnam.

Noun

1
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 are Vietcong.”"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese Việt Cộng, short for Việt Nam cộng sản (“Vietnam(ese) communist(s)”).

Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese Việt Cộng, short for Việt Nam cộng sản (“Vietnam(ese) communist(s)”).

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