Meaning

1 senses

  1. Of the same country; especially, being countrymen and having a common sentiment of patriotism.

Examples

10 sentences

  1. Bruno was helping his injured compatriots.

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  2. The inhabitants of a country are compatriots.

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  3. He is not willing to testify for his compatriot.

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  4. He is a compatriot.

    ruОн соотечественник. — Balamax

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  5. I met a compatriot.

    ruЯ встретил соотечественника. — nina99nv

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

Borrowed from French compatriote, itself borrowed from Latin compatriota. By surface analy

Borrowed from French compatriote, itself borrowed from Latin compatriota. By surface analysis, com- + patriot. Displaced native Old English ġelanda.

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Forms

more compatriot, most compatriot
Comparativemore compatriot Lesson
Superlativemost compatriot Lesson

regular

Word family

2 related words
RelatedpatriotB2patrioticB2

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
compassionateB2compatibilitycompatibleB2compelC1compensateB2compensationB2compensatory
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