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countryman

[kuhn-tree-muhn] / ˈkʌn tri mən /
NOUN
person from one's country
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Like many, Federer was disappointed that his about-to-retire countryman, Stan Wawrinka, didn’t receive a wild card to play the tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

"I feel proud, honoured and deeply privileged to be his fellow countryman."

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

He revealed he received messages from a number of his future team-mates, including countryman Gabriel as well as fellow midfielder Declan Rice.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

And it seems unfair to leave out Alain Delon’s Italian “Zorro” of 1975, if only because his countryman Jean Dujardin is now making our hero available in French.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

The various declination of the needle under different meridians was first discovered by Sebastian Cabbott, and its inclination to the nearer pole by our countryman Robert Norman.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

He remained a hero to swathes of his countrymen, who saw in him the Serbian martial spirit and an echo of the past glories of their nation.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The new decor, by comparison, suggests its countrymen eat cake.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

Prussia’s fortitude was especially significant for Washington’s countrymen.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

How Tereza’s exile helps her countrymen isn’t quite clear, but I suspect it starts with giving someone younger her house and her job.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

My chest tightened with a surge of unexpected anger at the way my countrymen were destroying their own land.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini



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