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
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In 2031, when new districts will be drawn anyhow, the job will revert to the citizens’ commission.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025 -
Many winter Texans flock to the city to escape colder temperatures up north, and Mexican citizens also frequent the city for shopping and business.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, a junior minister at the Interior Ministry, expressed misgivings Wednesday that some of the Clooneys’ new French compatriots may think that the star couple was granted special treatment.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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All of a Sudden Japanese Oscar-winning director Ryusuke Hamaguchi followed in the footsteps of compatriots Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Hirokazu Kore-eda to shoot his latest picture in Paris, with some scenes shot in Kyoto.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
1 Jan. 2026
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But the sight of his countrymen parading around his home office wearing shiny new gold medals conjured up some good memories for Brodin.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
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Irasel Carpavirez, 50, a former lawyer, celebrated on Saturday at El Arepazo, the Venezuelan restaurant in Doral, alongside hundreds of her countrymen.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Landsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landsmen. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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