Word of the Day: COMPATRIOT

Child of the same fatherland

compatriot (noun) - somebody from one's own country; a fellow countryman or patriot [kuhm-pey-tree-uht]

BREAKDOWN: COM- (together) + PATR- (nation) + -IOT (inhabitant of)

• a patriot is someone who loves, supports, and defends one's country

“Compassion makes no distinction between friends and enemies, neighbors and outsiders, compatriots and foreigners. Compassion is the gate to human community.” —Joan D. Chittister

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