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compatriot

com·pa·tri·ot [ kəm páytree ət ] (plural com·pa·tri·ots)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fellow citizen or subject: somebody from the same country as another person

2. comrade: a fellow member of a group or organization, especially a military or political one

[Late 16th century. Via French< late Latin compatriota "fellow countryman" < patriota (see patriot)]

Word Usage

See colleague.

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