landsleit

plural of landsman

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish landslayt compatriots (suppletive plural of landsman), from Middle High German lantsliute alteration of lantliute natives, compatriots, from lant land (from Old High German) + liute people, from Old High German liuti, plural of liut person, people

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