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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  1. citizens
  2. compatriots
  3. countrymen
Noun
  • The talks surrounding Sunday alcohol sales recently arose during a citizens forum at a recent meeting, said City Administrator Jeff Dingman.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • For example, everyone on the boat and probably innocent citizens in Dubrovnik can tell that Kat and Cooper are still an item.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of citizens
Noun
  • Closing out the evening at Louis Armstrong Stadium, ​American Learner Tien takes on Russian Karen Khachanov, hoping to join compatriots Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen in ​the last eight.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Late in the novel, Noa, Nicole, and their newfound compatriots get into a van with a group of musical hermits who have fled to the mountains to escape the violence of Ecuadorian society.
    — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of compatriots
Noun
  • Cardiff, meanwhile, finished 19th, only avoiding relegation on goal difference, yet emerged unbeaten against their countrymen with two victories and two draws.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Like his fellow countrymen, Marrero — a third-year computer science student at the Agrarian University of Havana — has become adept at adapting.
    — Juan Carlos López, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of countrymen
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“Landsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landsmen. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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