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compatriot

[ kuh m-pey-tree-uh t or, esp. British, -pa- ]
/ kəmˈpeɪ tri ət or, esp. 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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Nearby words

  1. compassionate conservative,
  2. compassionately,
  3. compaternity,
  4. compathy,
  5. compatible,
  6. compazine,
  7. compañera,
  8. compañero,
  9. compañia,
  10. compd.

Origin of compatriot

From the Late Latin word compatriōta, dating back to 1605–15. See com-, patriot
Related formscom·pa·tri·ot·ic [kuh m-pey-tree-ot-ik or, esp. British, -pa-] /kəmˌpeɪ triˈɒt ɪk or, esp. British, -ˌpæ-/, adjectivecom·pa·tri·ot·ism, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for compatriot

compatriot

/ (kəmˈpætrɪət) /

noun

a fellow countryman
Derived Formscompatriotic, adjectivecompatriotism, noun

Word Origin for compatriot

C17: from French compatriote, from Late Latin compatriōta; see patriot
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for compatriot

compatriot

n.

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper