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Synonyms for compatriot

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kuh m-pey-tree-uh t or, esp. British, -pa-

Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈpeɪ tri ət or, esp. British, -ˈpæ-

Définition of compatriot

Origin : 1610s, from French compatriote (16c.), from Latin compatriota, from com- "with" (see com-) + patriota "countryman" (see patriot).

noun fellow countryman/countrywoman

Example sentences :

I have a compatriot with me, one Joseph Lesurques, whom I met on the way here.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

There he is, with his wife and daughters, and one may stare at him with all the frankness of a compatriot.
Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry

Almost, indeed, had the Breton shuddered at his compatriot's cold-bloodedness.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

Now I ask my compatriot, would he trade his lot for that of Mr. Blake with all his money?
Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles

With the assistance of a girl, a compatriot of his, he has reduced all things to order.
Extract from : « The Green Rust » by Edgar Wallace

But he was to find out that this compatriot of Aguinaldo was unusual in many ways.
Extract from : « Bamboo Tales » by Ira L. Reeves

We want every one with honesty and courage to join us, and we claim you as a compatriot.
Extract from : « The Young Llanero » by W.H.G. Kingston

After a time, they used their influence with their compatriot to lease his land.
Extract from : « China, Japan and the U.S.A. » by John Dewey

From the police station he sent a compatriot with a message to Headquarters.
Extract from : « The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete » by Winston Churchill

His compatriot, Le Fèbvre, had begun to give a few lessons as a dancing-master.
Extract from : « My Lady Ludlow » by Elizabeth Gaskell

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