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compatriot

[kuhm-pey-tree-uht, -pa-] / kəmˈpeɪ tri ət, -ˈpæ- /
NOUN
fellow countryman/countrywoman
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Compatriot Diribe Welteji and American Heather MacLean have both also gone under four minutes in 2025, with Hunter Bell fourth-fastest in the line-up with a season's best time of 4:00.63.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

Compatriot Sabalenka, 25, is seeded second in Miami and due to enter the tournament at the second-round stage later this week.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024

Compatriot Shericka Jackson, the world 200m champion, is the fastest in the world this year, while American Sha'Carri Richardson and Marie-Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast will also have gold medal ambitions.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2023

Compatriot Dan Evans' first-round match was among those to be delayed by heavy rain in Cincinnati.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2023

His mail runs over with epistles beginning, 'Dear Sir and Compatriot.'

From Destiny by Buck, Charles Neville




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