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• n  a person from your own country

• At Blue Owl, a subterranean cocktail den on Second Avenue, I discovered a compatriot in Charles Hardwick, the bar manager.
• But this was clay, the gritty surface where Nadal has been the most formidable force since Soderlings compatriot Bjorn Borg; the surface on which Nadal was 48-0 in best-of-five .
• Her compatriot, Kak, will vie for the mens award with Manchester United wing Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Barcelonas Argentine wonder boy Lionel Messi.

News & Articles

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• Tsonga slides through against compatriot Vasselin
  LONDON (Reuters) - Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat compatriot Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-3 6-7 6-3 to reach the third round of the Aegon Championships at a cool, windy Queen's Club on Thursday as organisers tried to get the grasscourt event back on schedule. Fourth seed Tsonga, who reached the French Open semi-finals last week, did not have things all his own way on a still slippery centre court ...
  June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Joaquin: I've always wanted to play in Italy
  The Spanish winger is relishing the prospect of linking up with compatriot Borja Valero and the "extraordinary" Guiseppe Rossi as he moves to Fiorentina from Malaga.
  June 13, 2013 - Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports
• Froome eyes Tour success for years to come
  LONDON (Reuters) - Briton Chris Froome made clear on Wednesday that he has no intention of ever again playing second fiddle to compatriot and Sky team mate Bradley Wiggins on the Tour de France. The 28-year-old, winner of the Criterium du Dauphine on Sunday, told the Times newspaper that he wanted to be in a position to win the Tour for years to come. "I've got my goals and personally where I ...
  June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Sports

Quotes

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• Vladimir Putin in International Herald Tribune
  Putin called Solzhenitsyn "our compatriot and contemporary," saying the "entire thorny path of his life will remain for us an example of genuine devotion and selfless serving to the people, fatherland and the ideals of freedom, justice and...
• Alvaro Uribe in Forbes
  I want to thank the compatriot who was the informant that allowed us to locate where Fernando Araujo was being held,Uribe said. "With the help of everyone, we will end kidnappings and terrorism."