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compatriot

[kuhm-pey-tree-uht, -pa-] / kəmˈpeɪ tri ət, -ˈpæ- /
NOUN
fellow countryman/countrywoman
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Rediscovered and appropriately acclaimed, Zurbarán is spoken of today as an equal of his compatriot and contemporary Diego Velázquez.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Versus Norway, it wasn’t Mbappé, but compatriot Ousmane Dembélé who piled on the scoring with a first-half hat trick.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Ostapenko will face either Antonia Ruzic of Croatia or compatriot Darja Semenistaja - the lucky loser who replaced Raducanu in the draw.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Kang, who also owns women's teams Washington Spirit in the United States and London City Lionesses in England, took over as club president from compatriot Textor in June 2025.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

He looked a great deal as his compatriot must have looked when he saw the promised land.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

On Friday, Sept. 10, 1976, a Croat named Zvonko Bušić, his wife, Julienne, and three compatriots boarded a plane bound for Chicago.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Rose is well known among his compatriots for donning a St George's Cross suit wherever he follows the team.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Today’s dramatists have been extending a generous invitation to their compatriots: We’ll show you our complexity, if you’ll show us yours.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

But where other artists might have spiraled, White and his compatriots transcended, turning inward while also looking to the stars.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

To grab their share, the pigeons at the rear constantly fluttered over the heads of their compatriots and landed at the leading edge of the front.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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