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chauvinism

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of chauvinism

excessive favoritism towards oneʼs own country

  • their ingrained chauvinism has blinded them to their countryʼs faults
Synonyms of chauvinism

jingoism, nationalism, superpatriotism
Words Related to chauvinism

loyalty, patriotism

nativism, xenophobia
Near Antonyms of chauvinism

internationalism

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