nounnoun
der Landsleute, –
compatriots · compatriot
Meaning in English
Landsleute means “compatriots,” “fellow countrymen/countrywomen,” or more generally “people from the same country.”
It refers to people who share the same homeland/nationality as the speaker (or as another referenced person).
- Meine Landsleute = my fellow citizens / my compatriots
- seine Landsleute = his compatriots
Word parts
- Land = country, land
- Leute = people
Together: “people of the same country.”
Notes on usage
- It is plural: die Landsleute.
- A singular form exists but is less common: der/die Landsmann / Landsmännin.
German synonyms (depending on context)
- Landsmänner / Landsmänninnen (more explicit singular/plural forms)
- Mitbürger (fellow citizens; often within the same state/country)
- Staatsbürger (citizens; more formal/legal)
- (meine) Leute (colloquial, “my people,” context-dependent)
German antonyms (if applicable)
- Ausländer (foreigners)
- Fremde (strangers/foreign people, depending on context)
- Nicht-Landsleute (rare/constructed; not common in everyday German)
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Examples
Meine Landsleute sind sehr gastfreundlich.noun
My compatriots are very hospitable.
Hast du im Urlaub auch Landsleute getroffen, die dir geholfen haben?noun
Did you also meet compatriots on vacation who helped you?
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