chauvinism
noun/ˈʃəʊ.vɪ.nɪ.zəm/UK/ˈʃoʊ.vɪˌnɪzəm/US/ˈʃəʊ.və.nɪ.zəm/
Etymology
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.
- borrowed from chauvinisme
Definitions
Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority
Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
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.
- “This is an outrageous example of unconscious racial chauvinism!” Jack said.
The neighborhood
- synonymjingoism
- neighborchauvinist
- neighborbigotry
- neighborChauvinism in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
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