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View definitions for compatriot

compatriot

noun as in fellow countryman/countrywoman

Strongest match

Weak match

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"He is a great talent and a great competitor and we both played some great tennis at times," said world number two Sinner of his compatriot.

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But then he sent their two compatriots back to their home countries for prosecution?

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If the American market has become less receptive to Malbec, Catena’s compatriots are avid for these wines: “We have a very strong domestic market; half the wine we sell is in Argentina.”

Bangladesh made impressive economic gains on Ms. Hasina’s watch, but many of her compatriots came to see her as a corrupt autocrat bent on holding power at any cost.

Spain's men's competitors still had the strength to lift compatriot Maria Perez on their shoulders after she dominated the women's event.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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