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chauvinism

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈʃəʊ.vɪ.nɪ.zəm/Part of speech nounSorted achiimnsuvStarts with CEnds with M0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • Feminists say that male chauvinism is still prevalent in cultures worldwide.
  • “This is an outrageous example of unconscious racial chauvinism!” Jack said.

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