compatriot

compatriot
noun Etymology: French compatriote, from Late Latin compatriota, from Latin com- + Late Latin patriota fellow countryman — more at patriot Date: 1611 1. a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another 2. companion, colleague <
her compatriots in academia
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compatriotic adjective

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  • compatriot — COMPATRIÓT, OÁTĂ, compatrioţi, oate, s.m. şi f. Persoană considerată în raport cu altă persoană originară din aceeaşi ţară. [pr.: tri ot] – Din fr. compatriote, lat. compatriota. Trimis de LauraGellner, 29.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  COMPATRIÓT s.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Compatriot — Com*pa tri*ot, a. Of the same country; having a common sentiment of patriotism. [1913 Webster] She [Britain] rears to freedom an undaunted race, Compatriot, zealous, hospitable, kind. Thomson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Compatriot — Com*pa tri*ot, n. [F. compatriote, LL. compatriotus; com + patriota a native. See {Patriot}, and cf. {Copatriot}.] One of the same country, and having like interests and feeling. [1913 Webster] The distrust with which they felt themselves to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Compatriot — (v. lat.), Landsmann, Volksgenosse; daher Compatriotisch …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Compatriot — Compatriot, lat., Landsmann …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • compatriot — 1610s, from Fr. compatriote (16c.), from L. compatriota, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + patriota countryman (see PATRIOT (Cf. patriot)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • compatriot — ► NOUN ▪ a person from the same country; a fellow citizen. ORIGIN French, from Latin patriota fellow countryman …   English terms dictionary

  • compatriot — [kəm pā′trē ət] n. [Fr compatriote < LL compatriota: see COM & PATRIOT] 1. a fellow countryman 2. a colleague adj. of the same country compatriotism n …   English World dictionary

  • Compatriot — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Compatriot (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on compatriot instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/compatriot …   Wikipedia

  • compatriot — com|pat|ri|ot [kəmˈpætriət US ˈpeıt ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: compatriote, from Late Latin, from Latin com ( COM ) + Late Latin patriota ( PATRIOT)] someone who was born in or is a citizen of the same country as someone else sb s… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • compatriot — UK [kəmˈpætrɪət] / US [kəmˈpeɪtrɪət] noun [countable] Word forms compatriot : singular compatriot plural compatriots someone who is from the same country as you …   English dictionary

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