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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The statement added that embassy personnel were sheltering in place and advised American citizens to review their emergency security plans.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026 -
Australia on Monday warned its citizens overseas to be prepared for serious travel disruptions in the days ahead due to the conflict in the Middle East.—
Karla Cripps,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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My dear compatriots, Decisive moments lie before us.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
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Selling history, literature and philosophy books at his stand, Sorakji said most of the people buying were Kurds, but there were also Arabs who want to know more about their compatriots.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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In 1996, when Kyokushuzan became the first Mongolian rikishi to reach the sport’s makuuchi division, his success and celebrity inspired even more of his countrymen to follow his example.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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For Italy and Latvia and Denmark and even Slovakia and the Czech Republic, every single game is an opportunity to do something that’ll long be remembered in their home nations — something that’ll be etched in stone and on the hearts of their countrymen.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Landsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landsmen. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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