Synonyms for compatriots

Grammar : Noun

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

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

Définition of compatriots

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

noun fellow countryman/countrywoman

Example sentences :

And they do not move out of it, lest they excite the envy of their compatriots.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Vasari is continually praising his compatriots for painting "like the life."
Extract from : « Six Centuries of Painting » by Randall Davies

He dissuaded his own compatriots abroad from returning to Holland.
Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga

My compatriots cannot be otherwise than sensible of the praise which you have given them.
Extract from : « A Journey Through France in War Time » by Joseph G. Butler, Jr.

Two of my compatriots, Longa and Mina, are captains-general, after all.
Extract from : « Carmen » by Prosper Merimee

I thought so,” he said; “it is the scene of the death of many of my compatriots.
Extract from : « In the Wilds of Florida » by W.H.G. Kingston

I well know why we are here, since I observe my compatriots.
Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry

For a while he lived at the expense of some compatriots, but he found their bread bitter.
Extract from : « An Eagle Flight » by Jos Rizal

Some of his compatriots hinted that his English life was making him un-American.
Extract from : « The Arena » by Various

The whole of the guests victimised were compatriots of their host.
Extract from : « The Sins of Sverac Bablon » by Sax Rohmer

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