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countryman

[kuhn-tree-muhn] / ˈkʌn tri mən /
NOUN
person from one's country
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The father - who does not want to be named - runs an aid organisation helping his fellow countrymen.

From BBC

Bardot - or B.B. as she was known in France - campaigned against the annual seal cull in Canada, and irritated some of her countrymen by condemning the eating of horse meat.

From BBC

Xavi Simons has not gone out of his way to nail his fellow countryman but it is something so dangerous to do, absolutely a red card.

From BBC

The former mayor of Antwerp's flamboyant style doesn't come as too much of a surprise to his countrymen.

From Barron's

And he has turned the Dodgers into the premier major-league destination for his countrymen crossing the Pacific.

From The Wall Street Journal