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as in compatriots
a person living in or originally from the same country as another
met a fellow Canadian countryman while traveling in France
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as in peasants
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country
though neither well-educated nor well-dressed, the countryman presented the farmers' case before the state legislature
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Noun
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The husband-and-wife team know that this is also a group effort on the part of their compatriots.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
3 Jan. 2025 -
Only 19 percent of Ukrainians believe that ten years from now their economy will be destroyed and many more of their compatriots will have fled.—
Anton Grushetskyi,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Dec. 2024
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North Dakota is one of 18 states that allow citizens to propose and vote on amendments to the state constitution.—
Jacob Orledge,
ProPublica,
6 Jan. 2025
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The database aims to gather standardized information about dietary intake, especially in poorer countries that have traditionally lacked the means to accurately assess the health of their citizens.—
Andrew Jacobs,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Countrymen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countrymen. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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