compatriotism
tri noun
1.
a native or inhabitant of one's own country; fellow countryman or countrywoman.
adjective
2.
of the same country.
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compatriot (kəmˈpætrɪət) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a fellow countryman | |
| [C17: from French compatriote, from Late Latin compatriōta; see | |
| compatri'otic | |
| —adj | |
| com'patriotism | |
| —n | |
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| compatriot (kəmˈpætrɪət) | |
| —n | |
| a fellow countryman | |
| [C17: from French compatriote, from Late Latin compatriōta; see | |
| compatri'otic | |
| —adj | |
| com'patriotism | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
compatriot
1610s, from Fr. compatriote (16c.), from L. compatriota, from com- "with" + patriota "countryman" (see patriot).
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