compatriot

UK
/kəmˈpætriət/
US
/kəmˈpeɪtriət/
compatriotnoun
compatriots
pl
UK
/kəmˈpætriət/
US
/kəmˈpeɪtriət/
Translations
He met a compatriot at the international conference.
Он встретил соотечественника на международной конференции.
Definitions
A person from the same country as someone else.
She met a compatriot from her hometown while traveling abroad.
compatriotadjective
UK
/kəmˈpætriət/
US
/kəmˈpeɪtriət/
Used attributively to modify a noun meaning ‘from the same country’.
Definitions
Belonging to or associated with the same country as someone else.
Compatriot athletes celebrated the victory together.