French word

compatriote

Pronunciation

IPA/kɔ̃patʁijɔt/

Meaning

  • noun (m./f.)fellow countryman

Example

J'ai rencontré un compatriote au marché.

I met a fellow countryman at the market.

Illustration for compatriote (fellow countryman)

More examples

À l'ambassade, j'ai parlé avec plusieurs compatriotes.

At the embassy, I talked with several compatriots.

Core concept

A shared homeland linking one person with another.

Common phrases

  • rencontrer un compatriote à l'étranger

    meet a compatriot abroad

  • parler avec des compatriotes

    talk with compatriots

  • entre compatriotes

    among compatriots

Similar words

concitoyen: A person living in the same country or locality as another as a member of its community.
citoyen: A person who holds a country's citizenship and has its political rights and duties.
résident: A person who lives in a particular place or country.

Definition in French

Personne qui partage la même nationalité ou la même origine nationale qu'une autre personne.

Word origin

French compatriote comes from Medieval Latin compatriota, whose elements com- and patria express connection with a homeland.

Usage tips

  • The article marks gender because compatriote itself does not change: un compatriote is masculine, while une compatriote is feminine.

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