compatriot
com·pa·tri·ot
noun\kəm-ˈpā-trē-ət, käm-, -trē-ˌät, chiefly British -ˈpa-\
Definition of COMPATRIOT
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: a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another
— com·pa·tri·ot·ic \kəm-ˌpā-trē-ˈä-tik, ˌkäm-, chiefly British -ˌpa-\ adjective
Examples of COMPATRIOT
- We watched our compatriots compete in the Olympics.
- the famous actor and his theater compatriots
Origin of COMPATRIOT
French compatriote, from Late Latin compatriota, from Latin com- + Late Latin patriota fellow countryman — more at patriot
First Known Use: 1611
Related to COMPATRIOT
Synonyms: countryman, landsman
Related Words: countrywoman; nationalist, patriot; citizen, national, subject; aborigine, native; homeboy, resident
Rhymes with COMPATRIOT
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