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chauvinistic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to persons convinced of the superiority of their own gender or kind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

fanatically patriotic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flag-waving(a), jingoistic, nationalistic, ultranationalistic, superpatriotic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English chauvinist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English chauvinistic From chauvinist + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: шавіні́сцкі (šaviníscki) — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists
  • Belarusian: шавіністы́чны (šavinistýčny) — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists
  • Catalan: xovinista — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists
  • Czech: šovinistický — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists
  • Esperanto: ŝovinisma — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists
  • Finnish: sovinistinen — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists
  • French: chauvin — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists
  • French: cocardier — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists
  • French: chauviniste — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists
  • Irish: seobhaineach — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists
  • Polish: szowinistyczny — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists
  • Portuguese: chauvinista — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists
  • Russian: шовини́стский (šovinístskij) — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists
  • Russian: шовинисти́ческий (šovinistíčeskij) — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists
  • Swedish: chauvinistisk — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists
  • Ukrainian: шовіністи́чний (šovinistýčnyj) — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists
  • Ukrainian: шовіні́стський (šovinístsʹkyj) — of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists