landsmen

plural of landsman
as in citizens
a person living in or originally from the same country as another during the time he was an American in Paris he felt a special kinship with his fellow landsmen

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Noun
  • The protests and rallies that took place in June saw thousands of citizens gather in Kansas City, Lee’s Summit, Lenexa and Overland Park.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Currently, Russian citizens face extra hurdles applying for work visas in some European countries, with the Baltics and Poland effectively banning them.
    Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Unlike his more famous literary compatriots, Milan Kundera and Josef Skvorecky, Klima stuck around in Czechoslovakia, despite being forbidden from publishing for 20 years.
    Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Hockey players aren’t known for being shy about fighting over different plays on the ice, but Wayne Gretzky and his current compatriots have learned not to come to blows.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Koreans, angered by images of their countrymen shackled by ICE, may choose to play hardball and continue withholding their investments.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Hitler used hatred of Jews as a fulcrum around which to gain full and absolute control of his countrymen.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Landsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landsmen. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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