Compatriot

Quick meaning: Compatriot is a noun meaning Somebody from one's own country.

Meaning

Somebody from one's own country.

More Meanings

1. Of the same country; especially, being countrymen and having a common sentiment of patriotism.

Example Sentences

the distrust with which they felt themselves to be regarded by their compatriots in America

She [Britain] rears to Freedom an undaunted Race: / Compatriot zealous, hoſpitable, kind, […]

However Russian Pavlyuchenko stunned his compatriots with an unstoppable 25-yard drive into the top corner.

And this, perhaps, might have been anticipated; for, as varieties, in order to become in any degree permanent, necessarily have to struggle with the other inhabitants of the country, the species which are already dominant will be the most likely to yield offspring which, though in some slight degree modified, will still inherit those advantages that enabled their parents to become dominant over their compatriots.

Word Forms

• compatriots

Synonyms for compatriot

Depending on context, synonyms include countryperson.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include countryman, citizen, ally, nationalist, teammate, colleague.

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