chauvinist

chau·vin·ism

 (shō′və-nĭz′əm)
n.
1. Militant devotion to and glorification of one's country; fanatical patriotism.
2. Prejudiced belief in the superiority of one's own gender, group, or kind: "the chauvinism ... of making extraterrestrial life in our own image" (Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr.).

[French chauvinisme, after Nicolas Chauvin, a legendary French soldier famous for his devotion to Napoleon.]

chau′vin·ist n.
chau′vin·is′tic adj.
chau′vin·is′ti·cal·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.chauvinist - a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
bigot - a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own
2.chauvinist - an extreme bellicose nationalist
nationalist, patriot - one who loves and defends his or her country
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Translations
شوفينيمُتَطَرِّف في الوَطَنِيَّه ، شوفيني
šovinista
chauvinist
ChauvinistChauvinistin
σοβινιστής
machista
sovinisti
chauvinmachistemacho
šovinist
skrumari, òjóîrembingsmaîur
sciovinista
熱狂的愛国主義者
열광적 주장자
chauvinist
sjåvinist
szowinista
machista
шовинист
šovinista
chauvinist
ผู้ที่คิดว่าผู้ชายเหนือกว่าผู้หญิง
aşırı milliyetçişovenşovenist
người theo thuyết trọng nam khinh nữ
沙文主义者

chauvinist

[ˈʃəʊvɪnɪst]
A. N (= male chauvinist) → machista m; (= nationalist) → chovinista mf, patriotero/a m/f
B. ADJ (= male chauvinist) → machista; (= nationalist) → chovinista, patriotero
(male) chauvinist pigmachista asqueroso (pej)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

chauvinist

[ˈʃəʊvɪnɪst] n
(also male chauvinist) → macho m, machiste m
(= nationalist) → chauvin(e) m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

chauvinist

n (= jingoist)Chauvinist(in) m(f); (= male chauvinist)männlicher Chauvinist
adjchauvinistisch; (male) chauvinist pigChauvinistenschwein nt (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

chauvinist

[ˈʃəʊvɪnɪst] n (male chauvinist) → maschilista m; (nationalist) → sciovinista m/f
(male) chauvinist pig (fam, pej) → sporco maschilista
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

chauvinism

(ˈʃəuvinizəm) noun
unthinking enthusiasm for a particular country, cause etc.
ˈchauvinist noun
ˌchauviˈnistic adjective
male chauvinist
a man who believes that women are inferior to men.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

chauvinist

شوفيني šovinista chauvinist Chauvinist σοβινιστής machista sovinisti macho šovinist sciovinista 熱狂的愛国主義者 열광적 주장자 chauvinist sjåvinist szowinista machista шовинист chauvinist ผู้ที่คิดว่าผู้ชายเหนือกว่าผู้หญิง şoven người theo thuyết trọng nam khinh nữ 沙文主义者
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