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as in countryman
a person living in or originally from the same country as another
an appeal to all of his compatriots to come to their country's aid in its hour of need
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as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
doesn't indulge in the lavish lifestyle of his compatriots in the movie business
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Recent Examples of compatriot
Two of the initial suspects were released; the security guard and three of his compatriots are expected to stand trial in August.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
22 June 2026
Messi’s compatriot Gabriel Batistuta is the only player to score a hat trick in two separate World Cups (1994 and 1998).
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Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
Fernandes considers his compatriot and namesake Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United as one of his idols.
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Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
That’s because Flavio Cobolli reached his first grand slam semifinal on Wednesday, meaning the Italian will face compatriot Matteo Arnaldi in the last four.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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News Desk,
Artforum,
22 June 2026
Messi’s compatriot Gabriel Batistuta is the only player to score a hat trick in two separate World Cups (1994 and 1998).
—
Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
Fernandes considers his compatriot and namesake Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United as one of his idols.
—
Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
That’s because Flavio Cobolli reached his first grand slam semifinal on Wednesday, meaning the Italian will face compatriot Matteo Arnaldi in the last four.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compatriot
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The Amerigo Vespucci, in from La Spezia with 406 people aboard, will unfurl its 28,363 square feet of sail and glide beneath the bridge named for its countryman Giovanni da Verrazzano.
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Haaland’s fellow countrymen have also been making the rounds.
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And in a separate ongoing civil case, the city has issued nearly two dozen subpoenas seeking a broad array of GPS and social media data on Hubbard and his associates, according to his attorney Bryan Pease.
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In hospitality, that means making associates more productive, owners more effective and guests more satisfied.
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Kaskaskia’s dwindling number of citizens moved inland, to the center of the island.
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To the extent that their fellow-citizens refer to them at all, our government functionaries are perceived not as active agents of change but as inert, self-protecting obstructions.
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As reflected in an email thread used in the Watson case, Valentine reacted skeptically in 2019 when a colleague told her a particular hospital wanted to exit its contract with Mead Johnson.
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The incident sparked a one-game suspension for Thomas and another discourse about the treatment Clark has received from her WNBA colleagues in the floor.
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The company said the federal government had issued export controls that required it to block access to the model by foreign nationals — a broad order that Anthropic said effectively required it to disable the model.
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Fintan Opara, another Nigerian national repatriated after being in South Africa for 18 years, said most Nigerians not longer feel welcome in the country.
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Take a friend and have that person take a cell phone so that person can call 911 for help.
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In that episode, lone wolf Gibbs got a new special friend, an adorable dog.
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Investigators are also seeking to establish whether the suspect had accomplices or acted on behalf of someone else.
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Who better than a dear friend to serve as your cohost and cleanup accomplice as the night winds down?
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How to keep your best buddy safe and calm during the next several days.
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Founder Todd Graves commissioned the mural by his buddy Brody to celebrate his Times Square location’s third anniversary.
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“Compatriot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compatriot. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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