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| Vi·et·cong [ vee èt kóng, vyèt kóng ] (plural Vi·et·cong) or Vi·et Cong [ vee èt kóng, vyèt kóng ] (plural Vi·et Cong) |
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1. Communist guerrilla in Vietnam: a member or supporter of the Communist-led armed forces of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam that fought to unite the country with North Vietnam between 1954 and 1976
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2. Vietnamese guerrilla: somebody, especially a guerrilla soldier, who belonged to or supported the Vietcong during the Vietnam War
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| [Mid-20th century. < Vietnamese Viêt-công, shortening of Viêt-Nam Công Sam "Vietnamese Communist"] |
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