English

Etymology
From F. chauvinisme (originally �idealistic devotion to Napoleon�), named from w:Nicolas Chauvin|Nicolas Chauvin de Rochefort, a soldier of the w:French First Republic|First Republic known for his excessive patriotism, especially famous after featuring as a character in Cogniard's play La Cocarde Tricolore.

Pronunciation
(RP): IPA|/Ë�Ê�É�Ê�.vɪ.nɪ.zÉ�m/, SAMPA|/"[email protected]@m/
(US): IPA|/'Ê�oÊ�.vÉ�Ë�nɪzmÌ©/, SAMPA|/"SoU?[email protected]@m/
(Aus): IPA|/Ë�Ê�É�Ê�.vÉ�.nɪ.zÉ�m/, SAMPA|/"[email protected]@.nI.z@m/

Noun
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1. Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
2. 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.
Category:English_nouns_ending_in_-ism
Derived terms
male chauvinist

Related terms
chauvinist

Translations
trans-top|excessive patriotism
Croatian: t-|hr|Å¡ovinizam|m
Czech: t-|cs|Å¡ovinismus|m, t-|cs|Å¡ovinizmus|m
Finnish: t|fi|nationalismi
Hungarian: t|hu|nacionalizmus
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Polish: szowinizm m
Spanish: t-|es|chovinismo|m, t-|es|patrioterismo|m
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trans-top|unwarranted bias
Czech: t-|cs|Å¡ovinismus|m, t-|cs|Å¡ovinizmus|m
Finnish: t+|fi|sovinismi
Hungarian: t|hu|sovinizmus
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Polish: szowinizm m
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ttbc|Estonian: Å¡ovinism (1)
ttbc|French: chauvinisme m
ttbc|German: Chauvinismus m
ttbc|Hebrew: ש���נ��� (shovinizm) m
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See also
bigotry

Category:English eponyms

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