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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
  • The moment plays on nationalist assumptions while also revealing the baseline of how these characters think after showing us several reasons for this mindset.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Most were Islamists of different shades, albeit more nationalist in outlook.
    Ian Pannell, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of nationalist
Adjective
  • The AfD, born in 2013 in opposition to the country’s bailouts of fellow European Union members after the financial crisis, had quickly evolved to focus on resisting the migrant surge that began nearly a decade ago, with frequently nationalistic and racist overtones.
    Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Those who are sceptical fear that Shah, whose father Amit Shah is India's minister of home affairs and the right-hand man to nationalistic prime minster Narendra Modi, will be merely a mouthpiece for India.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of nationalistic
Adjective
  • Penny did not testify, but several of his relatives, friends and fellow Marines did — describing him as an upstanding, patriotic and empathetic man.
    Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In the wake of the Kennedy assassination, many sporting events were called off, and the raucous, patriotic annual match between the two service academies nearly met the same fate.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of patriotic
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