COMPATRIOT


Meaning of COMPATRIOT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kəm-ˈpā-trē-ət, käm-, -trē-ˌät, chiefly Brit ]

-ˈpa- 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 compatriot s in academia

• com·pa·tri·ot·ic kəm-ˌpā-trē-ˈä-tik, ˌkäm-, chiefly Brit -ˌpa- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.