fellow-countryman
Example Sentences
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Among the gentlemen at Moscow is the imperturbable veteran, Dr. Emanuel Lasker, who slightly resembles his late fellow-countryman, Dr. Immanuel Kant.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thinking Chumru could deal better with his fellow-countryman, Malcolm called him, breaking in on a lively conversation that was going on between his servant and the ekka-wallah.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis
With his fellow-countryman, Novoa, he felt quite talkative, and he imagined that his thoughts flowed more freely and vigorously, through this contact with a man of learning.
From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente
In his first attempt made in France, where he was aided by Mr. Robert R. Livingston, a fellow-countryman, he was not successful.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick
Winterbourne had immediately perceived that he might have the honor of claiming him as a fellow-countryman.
From The English Novel And the Principle of its Development by Lanier, Sidney
