chauvinism
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chauvinism
- /ˈʃəʊ.vɪ.nɪ.zəm/ UK
- /ˈʃoʊ.vɪˌnɪzəm/ US
- /ˈʃəʊ.və.nɪ.zəm/ Australia
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Borrowed from French chauvinisme (“idealistic devotion to Napoleon”), named for Nicolas Chauvin, a legendary and excessively patriotic soldier of the French First Republic. The figure of Chauvin became especially famous as a character in the play La Cocarde Tricolore by the Cogniard brothers.
noun chauvinisms
- Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism. (C. S.) Lewis occasionally expressed a somewhat tongue-in-cheek chauvinism towards the English. Describing an encounter with a fellow Irishman, he wrote: "Like all Irish people who meet in England, we ended by criticisms on the invincible flippancy and dullness of the Anglo-Saxon race.
- Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea. Feminists say that male chauvinism is still prevalent in cultures worldwide.
Similar: jingoism
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noun excessive patriotism
| Español | chovinismo, patrioterismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쇼비니즘 syobinijeum |
| 日本語 | ショービニズム shōbinizumu |
| 中文 | 沙文主義 /沙文主义 shāwénzhǔyì, 盲目的愛國心 /盲目的爱国心 mángmù de àiguóxīn |
| हिन्दी | अंध-देशभक्ति andh-deśbhakti |
| Português | chauvinismo |
| Français | chauvinisme |
| Deutsch | Chauvinismus, Hurrapatriotismus, Hurra-Patriotismus |
| Italiano | sciovinismo |
| Ελληνικά | σωβινισμός sovinismós, υπερεθνικοφροσύνη yperethnikofrosýni, υπερεθνικισμός yperethnikismós |
| Română | șovinism |
| Русский | шовини́зм šovinízm |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ nghĩa sô-vanh |
| العربية | شُوفِينِيَّة šūfīniyya |
| עברית | שׁוֹבִינִיזְם shovinizm |
noun unwarranted bias
| Español | chovinismo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 沙文主義 /沙文主义 shāwénzhǔyì |
| Português | chauvinismo |
| Français | chauvinisme |
| Deutsch | Chauvinismus |
| Ελληνικά | σωβινισμός sovinismós |
| Română | șovinism |
| Русский | шовини́зм šovinízm |
| العربية | شُوفِينِّيَّة šufinniyya |
| עברית | שׁוֹבִינִיזְם shovinizm |
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title = {chauvinism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chauvinism},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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