compatriot
/kəmˈpeɪtɹi.ət/
compatriot means of the same country; especially, being countrymen and having a common sentiment of patriotism. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.
compatriot is pronounced /kəmˈpeɪtɹi.ət/.
Why “compatriot” is a great word
COMPATRIOT — [Noun/Adjective] A fellow citizen or national of the same country. From the Late Latin compatriōta, from com- ("with, together") + patriōta ("fellow countryman"), itself from Greek patriōtēs. First attested in English in the early 17th century. Unlike "countryman," which denotes shared geography, or "colleague," which specifies a shared profession, "compatriot" implies a bond forged in the shared crucible of law, history, and flag. It is the weary, knowing nod exchanged upon hearing one's anthem in a foreign square; the unspoken alliance when a homeland's honor is slighted; the sudden, electric recognition of a common tongue in a distant market—a fragile fellowship that makes the powerful fiction of belonging momentarily, profoundly real.
Etymology
Borrowed from French compatriote, itself borrowed from Latin compatriota. By surface analysis, com- + patriot. Displaced native Old English ġelanda.
adj
- Of the same country; especially, being countrymen and having a common sentiment of patriotism.“She [Britain] rears to Freedom an undaunted Race: / Compatriot zealous, hoſpitable, kind, […]”
noun
- Somebody from one's own country.“And this, perhaps, might have been anticipated; for, as varieties, in order to become in any degree permanent, necessarily have to struggle with the other inhabitants of the country, the species which are already dominant will be the most likely to yield offspring which, though in some slight degree modified, will still inherit those advantages that enabled their parents to become dominant over th”