земляк

fellow countryman, fellow townsman

zʲ ɪ m lʲ a k
земл land, ground + як person associated with or characterized by
noun · singular masculine, nominative Rare #27,703
fellow countryman, fellow townsman Informal; used for someone from the same hometown, region, or country, often as a familiar form of address.
RU: Ты тоже отсюда, земляк?
EN: Are you from around here too, my fellow countryman?
Declension of земляк
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Nominative земляк земляки

Слышь, земляк, а где здесь русские живут?

Hey, fellow countryman, where do the Russians live here?

— Брат 2 (2000)

Да земляк?

Are you a fellow countryman?

— 12 (2007)

Земляк почти.

Almost a fellow countryman.

— War (2002)

Так я же с Узловой, земляк!

But I'm from Uzlovaya too, buddy!

— Ballad of a Soldier (1959)

Жалко все-таки, земляк.

It's a pity, my fellow countryman.

— Салют-7 (2017)

Слушай, земляк, скажи, что пошутил.

Listen, pal, tell me you were joking.

— Mimino (1977)

Спасибо, мой земляк.

Thank you, my fellow countryman.

— Генрих V: Битва при Азенкуре (1989)