countryman
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈkʌntrimən/
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compatriota
- My brother, my friends, my countrymen, and I cannot and will not permit those missiles to become operational.
- fellow countrymen
- one's own countrymen
- most of one's countrymen
These people were very puzzled by the behaviour of their countrymen.
- These people were very puzzled by the behaviour of their countrymen.
- Well, fellow feeling or national or, or, or patriotic solidarity with your own countrymen is a virtue.
- How does it make you feel, though, as an Afghan whose countrymen and women are presently living in limbo and refugee camps in Pakistan?
- For he believed there was no life worth living that was not risked in pursuit of knowledge and justice, and This is why his fellow countrymen feared him.
- Friends, Romans, countrymen, blend me your ears.
- That tackle is is, is so on his countrymen.
- If someone wants to do that though if one of if you want to do that free countrymen do it no problem.
- Bavarians countrymen in Munich rages of Russian terror unleashed by foreign elements.
Examples
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Citizens, parents, my fellow countrymen in all walks of life, now is the time for action.
Academic text (1990) -
When I traveled abroad, I often met another countryman who shared my love for local traditions.
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- A countryman of yours, my dear.
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Smithe, your countryman, died 6 months ago,
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Now, my countrymen, hear me.
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My friends and fellow countrymen...
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"My countrymen are great hunters."
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You have to think, the only thing sweeter than winning a gold medal is sharing it with your fellow countryman.
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What you have done should be... and I think will be... an example to all our countrymen, soldier and civilian alike.
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We of India also lost many fellow countrymen to that tragedy, don't you know?
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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3.9
A person from the same country as you
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9.6
A person from the same country or region
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Countryman is made of the two simple parts country and man, so it literally means a 'man from the same country'. That's why a countryman is someone who shares your home country or comes from the same nation.