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compatriot
[ kuhm-pey-tree-uht or, especially British, -pa- ]
/ kəmˈpeɪ tri ət or, especially British, -ˈpæ- /
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noun
a native or inhabitant of one's own country; fellow countryman or countrywoman.
adjective
of the same country.
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OTHER WORDS FROM compatriot
com·pa·tri·ot·ic [kuhm-pey-tree-ot-ik or, especially British, -pa-], /kəmˌpeɪ triˈɒt ɪk or, especially British, -ˌpæ-/, adjectivecom·pa·tri·ot·ism, nounWords nearby compatriot
compass window, compaternity, compathy, compatibility, compatible, compatriot, Compazine, compd., compeer, compel, compellation
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British Dictionary definitions for compatriot
compatriot
/ (kəmˈpætrɪət) /
noun
a fellow countryman
Derived forms of compatriot
compatriotic, adjectivecompatriotism, nounWord Origin for compatriot
C17: from French compatriote, from Late Latin compatriōta; see patriot
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