compatriot
noun
com·pa·tri·ot
kəm-ˈpā-trē-ət 
käm-,
-trē-ˌät,
chiefly British -ˈpa-
1
: a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another
We watched our compatriots compete in the Olympics.
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We watched our compatriots compete in the Olympics.
the famous actor and his theater compatriots
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That suggested to many Israelis that there was little hope for Bibas and her two children, red-haired boys whose images are nearly as familiar to compatriots as family photos.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The government of Colombia, under the directive of President Gustavo Petro, has the presidential plane ready to facilitate the return of the compatriots who were to arrive today.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the Justice Department pursued charges against Ulbricht's compatriots who claimed to have committed five murders on his behalf, though the government could never prove those murders actually took place.
—Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
Barack Obama’s ice-cold clinician certainly found a compatriot in his 1970s predecessor in an era of global strife.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The government of Colombia, under the directive of President Gustavo Petro, has the presidential plane ready to facilitate the return of the compatriots who were to arrive today.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the Justice Department pursued charges against Ulbricht's compatriots who claimed to have committed five murders on his behalf, though the government could never prove those murders actually took place.
—Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
Barack Obama’s ice-cold clinician certainly found a compatriot in his 1970s predecessor in an era of global strife.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Compatriot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compatriot. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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compatriot
noun
com·pa·tri·ot
kəm-ˈpā-trē-ət
käm-,
-trē-ˌät
: a person from one's own country : countryman
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