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Meaning of Chauvinism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈʃəʊ.vɪ.nɪ.zəm

Definitions

  1. Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
  2. Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.

Equivalents

Dansk chauvinisme
Esperanto ŝovinismo
Français chauvinisme
Gaeilge seobhaineachas
עברית שוביניזם
Bahasa Indonesia sauvinisme
Italiano sciovinismo
ქართული შოვინიზმი
Қазақша шовинизм
Kurdî şovenîzm
Македонски шовинизам
Bahasa Melayu cauvinisme
Nederlands chauvinisme
Polski szowinizm
Português chauvinismo
Română șovinism
Русский шовинизм
Svenska chauvinism
Türkçe şovenizm
Українська шовінізм
Tiếng Việt sô-vanh

Examples

“(C. S.) Lewis occasionally expressed a somewhat tongue-in-cheek chauvinism towards the English. Describing an encounter with a fellow Irishman, he wrote: "Like all Irish people who meet in England, we ended by criticisms on the invincible flippancy and dullness of the Anglo-Saxon race.”
“Feminists say that male chauvinism is still prevalent in cultures worldwide.”
““This is an outrageous example of unconscious racial chauvinism!” Jack said.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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