compatriot

UK
/kəmˈpætriət/
US
/kəmˈpeɪtriət/

Translations

compatriotnoun
compatriots
pl
UK
/kəmˈpætriət/
US
/kəmˈpeɪtriət/
He met a compatriot at the international conference.
Он встретил соотечественника на международной конференции.
compatriotadjective
UK
/kəmˈpætriət/
US
/kəmˈpeɪtriət/
Used attributively to modify a noun meaning ‘from the same country’.

Definitions

compatriotnoun
A person from the same country as someone else.
She met a compatriot from her hometown while traveling abroad.
compatriotadjective
Belonging to or associated with the same country as someone else.
Compatriot athletes celebrated the victory together.