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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔ̃patʁijɔt
"Il a retrouvé un compatriote dans la grande ville."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A friend, buddy, or fellow countryman, especially one of Italian descent.
"He greeted his old neighborhood friend with a warm smile, calling him his favorite paisan." - 2
A compatriot or someone from the same local town or region.
"At the cultural festival, he was thrilled to meet another paisan from his grandfather's village in Calabria."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the southern Italian dialect word 'paesano', meaning compatriot or fellow villager, originating from 'paese' (country or village). It entered American English primarily through Italian-American immigrant communities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a term of warm camaraderie and shared heritage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Paisan" is said worldwide
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compatriote
Transliteration: kɔ̃patʁijɔt
"Il a retrouvé un compatriote dans la grande ville."
Landsmann
Transliteration: ˈlantˌman
"Er traf im Ausland einen alten Landsmann."
paesano
Transliteration: paeˈzano
"Ciao paisà, come stai?"
paisano
Transliteration: paiˈsano
"Se encontró con un paisano en el extranjero."
patrício
Transliteration: paˈtɾisu
"Ele encontrou um patrício na festa."
देशवासी
Transliteration: deshvasi
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह विदेश में अपने देशवासी से मिला।"
同乡
Transliteration: tóngxiāng
"他在异国他乡遇到了一个同乡。"
동향인
Transliteration: donghyang-in
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 외국에서 우연히 동향인을 만났다."
同郷人
Transliteration: dōkyōjin
"彼は外国で同じ町の同郷人に出会った。"
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