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compatriot

com·pa·tri·ot
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh m-pey-tree-uh t or, esp. British, -pa-]
    • /kəmˈpeɪ tri ət or, esp. British, -ˈpæ-/
    • /kəmˈpæt.ri.ət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pey-tree-uh t or, esp. British, -pa-]
    • /kəmˈpeɪ tri ət or, esp. British, -ˈpæ-/

Definitions of compatriot word

  • countable noun compatriot Your compatriots are people from your own country. 3
  • noun compatriot a person from one's own country 3
  • noun compatriot a fellow countryman 3
  • noun compatriot a colleague 3
  • adjective compatriot of the same country 3
  • noun compatriot a native or inhabitant of one's own country; fellow countryman or countrywoman. 1

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Origin of compatriot

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
From the Late Latin word compatriōta, dating back to 1605-15. See com-, patriot

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Parts of speech for Compatriot

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

compatriot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for compatriot

noun compatriot

  • national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
  • countryman — Your countrymen are people from your own country.
  • countrywoman — A countrywoman is a woman who lives in the country rather than in a city or a town.

Antonyms for compatriot

noun compatriot

  • foreigner — a person not native to or naturalized in the country or jurisdiction under consideration; alien.

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