See Also: compatriot(dictionary)
compatriot(dictionary)

compatriot (iou)



compatriot noun & adjective. L16.
[Old & mod. French compatriote from late Latin compatriota (translating Greek sumpatriotes): see COM-, PATRIOT noun.]
A. noun. A fellow countryman or countrywoman. L16.
b. adjective. Belonging to the same country. M18.
compatri'otic adjective of or pertaining to compatriots; belonging to the same country: E19.
compatriotism noun the position of being compatriots; compatriotic feeling: L18.