"Vietcong" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˌviː.ɛt.ˈkɒŋ/ [UK], /ˌvi.ɛt.ˈkɑŋ/ [US]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese Việt Cộng, short for Việt Nam cộng sản (“Vietnam(ese) communist(s)”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|vi|Việt Cộng}} Unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese Việt Cộng, {{m|vi|Việt Nam cộng sản||Vietnam(ese) communist(s)}} Việt Nam cộng sản (“Vietnam(ese) communist(s)”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Vietcong
  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. Categories (topical): Organizations Related terms: Republic of South Vietnam Translations (a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia): فيت كونغ (Arabic), 越共 (Yuègòng) (Chinese Mandarin), Βιετκόνγκ (Vietkóngk) (Greek), ベトコン (Betokon) (Japanese), វៀតកុង (viet koŋ) (Khmer), 베트콩 (Beteukong) (Korean), ຫວຽດກົງ (wīat kong) (Lao), Вьетко́нг (Vʹjetkóng) [masculine] (Russian), เวียดกง (wîat gong) (Thai), MTDTGPMNVN [Vietnam] (Vietnamese), Việt Cộng (english: Overseas Vietnamese) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Vietcong-en-name-RebI8Fwd Disambiguation of Organizations: 70 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Vietnam War Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 98 2 Disambiguation of Vietnam War: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Viet Cong, VC

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌviː.ɛt.ˈkɒŋ/ [UK], /ˌvi.ɛt.ˈkɑŋ/ [US] Forms: Vietcongs [plural], Vietcong [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese Việt Cộng, short for Việt Nam cộng sản (“Vietnam(ese) communist(s)”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|vi|Việt Cộng}} Unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese Việt Cộng, {{m|vi|Việt Nam cộng sản||Vietnam(ese) communist(s)}} Việt Nam cộng sản (“Vietnam(ese) communist(s)”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Vietcong}} Vietcong (plural Vietcongs or Vietcong)
  1. A member of this organization. Translations (a member of the Vietcong guerilla): vietcongue [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), vietcong [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), viet cong [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Vietcong-en-noun-4a3AYRkh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Viet Cong, VC

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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