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chauvinism

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chauvinism


Main Entry:
chau·vin·ism Listen to the pronunciation of chauvinism
Pronunciation:
\ˈshō-və-ˌni-zəm\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French chauvinisme, from Nicolas Chauvin, character noted for his excessive patriotism and devotion to Napoleon in Théodore and Hippolyte Cogniard's play La Cocarde tricolore (1831)
Date:
1851
1: excessive or blind patriotism — compare jingoism2: undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged3: an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex; also : behavior expressive of such an attitude
— chau·vin·ist Listen to the pronunciation of chauvinist \-və-nist\ noun or adjective
— chau·vin·is·tic Listen to the pronunciation of chauvinistic \ˌshō-və-ˈnis-tik\ adjective
— chau·vin·is·ti·cal·ly Listen to the pronunciation of chauvinistically \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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