1. people from the same town, region, or country, especially fellow immigrants or their descendants
Usage: Yiddish origin; often used in Jewish communities

Examples

• The elderly man was delighted to meet landsleit from his hometown in Poland.
• At the community center, landsleit would gather to share stories and maintain their cultural traditions.
• She felt an immediate connection with her landsleit at the immigrant support group.
• The restaurant became a popular meeting place for landsleit from Eastern Europe.
• Finding landsleit in the new city helped ease the loneliness of immigration.
• The synagogue served as a hub where landsleit could reconnect with their shared heritage.