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Meaning of Vietcong | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌviː.ɛtˈkɒŋ/

Definitions

  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.
  2. A member of this organization.

Equivalents

العربية فيت كونغ
Italiano vietcong
日本語 ベトコン
한국어 베트콩
Русский Вьетко́нг
Tiếng Việt MTDTGPMNVN Việt Cộng

Examples

“Then I went to Cam Ranh Bay, a huge base, and received the same official briefing, upbeat and hopeful. Afterward, I asked the briefing officer if he thought any Vietcong were working on the base itself. He said yes. I asked how many, and he said, “We figure twenty to thirty percent of our employees are Vietcong.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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