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10 letters · 20 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun fanatical patriotism
noun activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women
originBorrowed 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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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