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Viet Cong (vē′et kôŋ′, vyet′-; -käŋ′)
noun
- a communist guerrilla force that sought to overthrow the South Vietnamese government, later allied with North Vietnam
- a member of this force
Etymology: < Vietnamese Viet Nam Cong San, Vietnamese Communist
Also Vietcong Vi′·et·cong′
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