die Landsmänner
Translation
countrymen, compatriots
Examples
Wir sind Landsmänner aus demselben Dorf.
We are countrymen from the same village.
Grammar Patterns
((die Landsmänner)) as subject The countrymen met abroad.
Similar Words
Mitbürger, Kompatrioten
Etymology
Plural of 'Landsmann', from 'Land' (country) and 'Mann' (man).
Memory Tips
Literally 'land's men'. Refers to men from the same country, or a mixed group of compatriots.