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Vietcong

Syllabification: (Vi·et·cong)
(also Viet Cong)
Definition of Vietcong

noun (plural same)

  • a member of the communist guerrilla movement in Vietnam that fought the South Vietnamese government forces 1954–75 with the support of the North Vietnamese army and opposed the South Vietnamese and US forces in the Vietnam War.

Origin:

Vietnamese, literally 'Vietnamese Communist'

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