chauvinism

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.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʃəʊ.vɪ.nɪ.zəm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈʃoʊ.vɪˌnɪzm̩/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃəʊ.və.nɪ.zəm/

chauvinism (countable and uncountable, plural chauvinisms)

1. (derogatory) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
2. (derogatory) 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.

• jingoism

• male chauvinism

• chauvinist

• bigotry

• Chauvinism in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

chauvinism c

1. chauvinism

• chauvinist