compatriotic

adjective

com·​pa·​tri·​ot·​ic kəm-¦pā-trē-¦ä-tik 

ˌkäm-, 

chiefly British -¦pa-

: of or having to do with one's native land

a compatriotic friend

a compatriotic hymn

Word History

Etymology

compatriot + -ic

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Rhymes for compatriotic

• antibiotic
• antipsychotic
• antithrombotic
• epizootic
• homoerotic
• psychoneurotic
• unpatriotic
• xenobiotic
• abiotic
• aeronautic
• apoptotic
• asymptotic