compatriot

Etymology

From French compatriote, from Latin cum (“with”) + patria (“homeland”). Displaced native Old English ġelanda.

noun

  1. Somebody from one's own country.
    the distrust with which they felt themselves to be regarded by their compatriots in America 1858, John Gorham Palfrey, History of New England
    However Russian Pavlyuchenko stunned his compatriots with an unstoppable 25-yard drive into the top corner. October 20, 2011, Jamie Lillywhite, “Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan”, in BBC Sport

adj

  1. Of the same country; having a common sentiment of patriotism.

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