Vietcong
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8.3
- proper noun
- /ˈviːɛtˌkɔŋ/
- During the Vietnam War, the Vietcong effectively used guerrilla tactics against United States forces.
- Vietcong flag
- Vietcong soldier
- Vietcong guerrillas
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Watch on YouTubeSo And it took nothing to train that Vietcong to shoot that rocket.
- So And it took nothing to train that Vietcong to shoot that rocket.
- We, we, we'd catch the Vietcong or Nva N Vietnamese Army out in the open.
- He's there on a killing mission to smoke out the Vietcong and then the Kelly Battalion could wipe them out.
- They broke many a siege that the A camp should be under siege by the NVA and the Vietcong.
Examples
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Today in Vietnam, visitors can crouch through the Cu Chi Tunnels carved underground by the Vietcong.
Academic text (2005) -
For the first time, the Vietcong invaded the cities in force... -...including Saigon....
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When the Vietcong came into the village, they scared everyone away.
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And then I realized the Vietcong were fighting with spirit, with passion.
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Reporter 3: What do you think about our enemy, the Vietcong?
Fiction book (1998) -
He was in the Vietcong for many years.
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The Vietcong assault on South Vietnam cities produced record casualties last week.
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The case of this politically important group of former Vietcong illustrates a significant problem in analyzing the Vietnamese political system.
Academic text (1992) -
The Americans were better armed than the Vietcong in Vietnam, and so were the Russians, who fought the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Blog text (22) -
If there has been one consistent means of enabling insurgent success, from the mujahedeen fighting the Russians in the 1980s to the Vietcong fighting the French in the 1950s and the Americans in the 1960s, it has been the ability to set up secure sanctuaries for recruitment, training, and equipping.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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7.7
A fighter in a small armed group who attacks a larger army using surprise attacks
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6.5
A group of armed fighters who use sudden attacks against a larger army in rural areas
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vietcong comes from the Vietnamese words Việt meaning 'Vietnam' and Cộng from cộng sản meaning 'communist'. It literally meant 'Vietnamese communists', so it was used for the armed group that fought in the Vietnam War.