LANDSMEN Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

landsmen

noun

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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Children born to Italian citizens in the likes of the US, Canada, Argentina, Brazil and Monasterios’ native Venezuela were being judged to have lost their Italian citizenship if their parents naturalized in the new country.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Massachusetts voters rejected income tax eliminations in 2002 and 2008 that were initiated by citizens, not lawmakers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of citizens

Noun

The 23-year-old’s name joins that of compatriots Ayako Okamoto (1984), Hinako Shibuno (2019) and last year’s champion golfer Miyū Yamashita — who failed to make the cut this weekend — on the silver trophy.

— Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
President Miguel Díaz-Canel read a congratulatory message from Castro to his compatriots at the rally, held in the eastern city of Pinar del Río.

— Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of compatriots

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And his space adventure became a fleeting moment of hope just as Afghanistan descended into civil war, forcing millions of his countrymen and countrywomen into exile.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Like many of his fellow countrymen, Buji was inspired by the thought that this collective crossing could somehow unlock his dream of reaching Spain and starting a new life in Europe.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of countrymen

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