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    compatriot
    /kəmˈpeɪtrɪət/

    noun

    • 1. a fellow citizen or national of a country: "Stich defeated his compatriot Boris Becker in the quarter-finals"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOMPATRIOT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    COMPATRIOT definition: 1. a person who comes from the same country 2. a friend or someone you work with 3. a person who…. Learn more.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › compatriotCompatriot - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A compatriot is a person from the same country as you. Don't confuse it with patriot, which means someone with notable love for his country. The word compatriot is often used to suggest an automatic sense of friendship.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › compatriotCompatriot Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    How to use compatriot in a sentence. a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another; companion, colleague… See the full definition

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOMPATRIOT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    COMPATRIOT meaning: 1. a person who comes from the same country 2. a friend or someone you work with 3. a person who…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › compatriotCOMPATRIOT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Compatriot definition: a native or inhabitant of one's own country; fellow countryman or countrywoman.. See examples of COMPATRIOT used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOMPATRIOT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    (kəmpætriət , US -peɪt- ) Word forms: plural compatriots. countable noun [usually poss NOUN] Your compatriots are people from your own country. Chris Robertson of Australia beat his compatriot Chris Dittmar in the final. Synonyms: fellow countryman, countryman, fellow citizen More Synonyms of compatriot.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcompatriot noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of compatriot noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCOMPATRIOT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    COMPATRIOT definition: someone who comes from the same country. Learn more.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › compatriotCompatriot Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    COMPATRIOT meaning: 1 : a person from the same country as someone else; 2 : a friend or colleague someone who belongs to the same group or organization as someone else.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › compatriot_ncompatriot, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun compatriot is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for compatriot is from 1611, in the writing of John Speed, historian and cartographer. compatriot is a borrowing from French.