compatriot
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compatriot
- /kəmˈpeɪtɹi.ət/
- /kəmˈpætɹi.ət/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French compatriote, itself borrowed from Latin compatriota. By surface analysis, com- + patriot. Displaced native Old English ġelanda.
noun compatriots
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Somebody from one's own country.
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Similar: fellow citizen, countryperson
adjective more compatriot · most compatriot
- Of the same country; especially, being countrymen and having a common sentiment of patriotism. She [Britain] rears to Freedom an undaunted Race: / Compatriot zealous, hoſpitable, kind, […]
Translations
Every language
noun somebody from one's own country
| Español | compatriota, paisano, coterráneo, compatricio, conterráneo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 동포 dongpo, 동국인 donggugin |
| 日本語 | 同胞, 同国人 dōkokujin |
| 中文 | 同胞 tóngbāo, 國人 /国人 guórén |
| हिन्दी | स्वदेशवासी svadeśvāsī, देश-भाई deś-bhāī, हमवतन hamvatan |
| Português | compatriota, compatrício, patrício |
| Français | compatriote |
| Deutsch | Landsmann, Landsmännin, Landsfrau, Volksgenosse, Volksgenossin |
| Italiano | compatriota, connazionale, paesano, paesana |
| Ελληνικά | συμπατριώτης sympatriótis, συμπατριώτισσα sympatriótissa |
| Română | compatriot, compatrioată |
| Русский | сооте́чественник sootéčestvennik, сооте́чественница sootéčestvennica, земля́к zemlják, земля́чка zemljáčka |
| Tiếng Việt | đồng bào |
| العربية | مُوَاطِن muwāṭin, مُوَاطِنَة muwāṭina, زَمِيل zamīl, زَمِيلَة zamīla |
| עברית | בֶּן אַרְצוֹ ben artsú |
adj Translations
| Español | conterráneo, coterráneo, paisano |
|---|
Talk about this word "compatriot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/compatriot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. compatriot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/compatriot "compatriot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/compatriot.Cite this
@misc{compatriot_2026,
title = {compatriot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compatriot},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
