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Noun: compatriot  kum'pey-tree-ut [N. Amer], kum'pa-tree-ut or kum'pey-tree-ut [Brit]
  1. A person from your own country
    "He met a compatriot while travelling abroad, and they reminisced about home";
    - paisano [US]

Derived forms: compatriots

Type of: national, subject

Encyclopedia: Compatriot