compatriot
noun
com·pa·tri·ot
kəm-ˈpā-trē-ət 
käm-,
-trē-ˌät,
chiefly British -ˈpa-
1
: a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another
We watched our compatriots compete in the Olympics.
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We watched our compatriots compete in the Olympics.
the famous actor and his theater compatriots
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Anonymous figures brazenly blocking streets and shutting down major freeways, raining bottles and rocks on the police, while their compatriots waved Mexican flags.
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Unfortunately, The Predator’s best joke ends up being that Shane Black, who played one of Schwarzenegger’s compatriots in the 1987 film, serves as co-writer and director of this version.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 June 2025
The 31-year-old dropped the first two games to her compatriot, but then won six of the next seven to breeze into a 1-0 lead.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
There is competition, most notably from her compatriot Anna Cockrell and the Dutch racer Femke Bol.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Unfortunately, The Predator’s best joke ends up being that Shane Black, who played one of Schwarzenegger’s compatriots in the 1987 film, serves as co-writer and director of this version.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 June 2025
The 31-year-old dropped the first two games to her compatriot, but then won six of the next seven to breeze into a 1-0 lead.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
There is competition, most notably from her compatriot Anna Cockrell and the Dutch racer Femke Bol.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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“Compatriot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compatriot. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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compatriot
noun
com·pa·tri·ot
kəm-ˈpā-trē-ət
käm-,
-trē-ˌät
: a person from one's own country : countryman
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