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adjective

Definition of chauvinistnext
as in nationalist
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country wrote a history of World War II that was widely criticized for its chauvinist slant

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chauvinist

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noun

as in patriot
one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country chauvinists who express their patriotism by plastering flag decals all over their cars

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  1. nationalist
  2. nationalistic
  3. patriotic
Adjective
  • As my colleague Kiera Butler has reported, Lancaster County is home to a burgeoning Christian nationalist movement.
    Serena Lin, Them, 4 Nov. 2024
  • For years, Carlson and others pined for a nationalist movement unconstrained by one man’s personal limitations, and with a more unified ethos.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of nationalist
Adjective
  • Such claims, often fueled by nationalistic, anti-US sentiment, gained traction on Chinese social media in recent years following the controversy over the health of Ya Ya, a panda formerly at the Memphis Zoo.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Employees from their respective institutions have joined the two former directors in criticizing Slovakia’s nationalistic coalition government for stifling institutional independence.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 8 Aug. 2024
Definition of nationalistic
Adjective
  • On Veterans Day White Castle will also serve its sliders in a patriotic package featuring 50 white stars on a navy-blue background.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
  • For Mann, the Great War was more than a contest among rival European powers or a patriotic cause.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of patriotic
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