Vietcong

See also: vietcong

English

Alternative forms

Viet Cong, VC

Etymology

From Vietnamese Việt cộng, short for Việt Nam cộng sản (“Vietnam(ese) communist(s)”)

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌvi.et.ˈkɒŋ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌvi.et.ˈkɑŋ/

Proper noun

Vietcong

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

Translations

a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia

Chinese:
Mandarin: 越共 (zh) (Yuègòng)
Japanese: ベトコン (Betokon)
Khmer: វៀតកុង (km) (viet koŋ)
Korean: 베트콩 (Beteukong)

Lao: ຫວຽດກົງ (wiat kong)
Russian: Вьетко́нг m (Vʹjetkóng)
Thai: เวียดกง (wîat gong)
Vietnamese: Mặt trận Dân tộc Giải phóng miền Nam Việt Nam (Vietnam), MTDTGPMNVN (Vietnam), Việt Cộng (Overseas Vietnamese)

Related terms

Republic of South Vietnam

Noun

Vietcong (plural Vietcongs or Vietcong)

A member of this organization.

Translations

a member of the Vietcong guerilla

Portuguese: vietcongue (pt) m, f, vietcong m, f, viet cong m, f

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