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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But the export success has hardly trickled down to ordinary citizens and transformed into buying power that can reverse the ongoing property slump, analysts say.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026 -
This is similar to the way returning citizens face civic exclusion after incarceration.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Nemes doesn’t even do much speculating about who might have betrayed Moulin and his compatriots, which remains a matter of some debate in France.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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Hollander plays a vicious Irish mobster hell bent on seizing the palatial estate Reno has dedicated his life to protect after its heir runs afoul of his compatriots abroad.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Rahm is at a loss to explain the lone missing major title for Spain, considering the talent of his countrymen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The Blues are ushering in new general manager Alexander Steen, who is Swedish, and reporters have already joked with him about the club adding several of his countrymen to the roster.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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“Landsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landsmen. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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