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compatriot
/kəmˈpeɪtɹi.ət/ noun
Latin root: compatriota Wiktionary
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adjective
- Of the same country; especially, being countrymen and having a common sentiment of patriotism.
Origin
Borrowed from French compatriote, itself borrowed from Latin compatriota. By surface analysis, com- + patriot. Displaced native Old English ġelanda.
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