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compatriot
noun com·pa·tri·ot \kəm-ˈpā-trē-ət, käm-, -trē-ˌät, chiefly British -ˈpa-\
: a person from the same country as someone else
: a friend or colleague : someone who belongs to the same group or organization as someone else
Full Definition of COMPATRIOT
1
: a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another
2
— com·pa·tri·ot·ic \kəm-ˌpā-trē-ˈä-tik, ˌkäm-, chiefly British -ˌpa-\ adjective
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Origin of COMPATRIOT
French compatriote, from Late Latin compatriota, from Latin com- + Late Latin patriota fellow countryman — more at patriot
Related to COMPATRIOT
- Synonyms
- countryman, landsman
Rhymes with COMPATRIOT
COMPATRIOT Defined for Kids
compatriot
noun com·pa·tri·ot \kəm-ˈpā-trē-ət\
Definition of COMPATRIOT for Kids
: a person from the same country as someone else
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