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We watched our compatriots compete in the Olympics.
the famous actor and his theater compatriots
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Even though Jones’s Ben is thinking the most clearly about this unthinkable situation, almost all of his housebound compatriots look at him, at one point or another, with distrust.
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Despite the recent explosion of attention in his homeland, Rees-Mogg remains almost unknown in the United States, particularly compared to his Brexit-backing compatriot Daniel Hannan, who is regularly quoted in the right-leaning American press.
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Home favorite Philippe Rozier completed the podium in Chantilly, while Smolders' compatriot Maikel van der Vleuten makes up the top three in the overall standings.
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The former Democratic officials often seem to be commiserating and clowning with their liberal compatriots.
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Unlike most of his compatriots, Luetje is at the sharp end of Germany’s vast trade surplus.
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Even amongst his own Armenian compatriots, his music was not welcomed, for his Bolshevik tendencies did not align with their ideas of a free and independent Armenia.
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When Taylor, the PARC lab’s leader, was fired in 1983, Mr. Thacker and some of his compatriots followed their chief to a new lab run by Digital Equipment Corp (DEC).
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The dynamic between Wonder Woman and her male compatriots is different.
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Origin and Etymology of compatriot
French compatriote, from Late Latin compatriota, from Latin com- + Late Latin patriota fellow countryman — more at patriot
COMPATRIOT Defined for English Language Learners
compatriot
playDefinition of compatriot for English Language Learners
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: a person from the same country as someone else
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: a friend or colleague : someone who belongs to the same group or organization as someone else
COMPATRIOT Defined for Kids
compatriot
playDefinition of compatriot for Students
: a person from the same country as someone else
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