compatriot
noun
[ kəmˈpatrɪət ]
• a fellow citizen or national of a country.
• "Stich defeated his compatriot Boris Becker in the quarter-finals"
Origin:
late 16th century: from French compatriote, from late Latin compatriota (translating Greek sumpatriōtēs ), from com- ‘together with’ + patriota (see patriot).
