chauvinistic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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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.
Meanings
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(derogatory) Of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists.
It would be smallmindedly chauvinistic to pretend that Scotland was other than a strong participant in the furthering of British Imperial ambitions.
1993, Robert Crawford, Identifying Poets: self and territory in twentieth-century poetry, page 161:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more chauvinistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most chauvinistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonchauvinistic · unchauvinistic · chauvinistically
Translations (17)
uk шовіністи́чний (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists) · be шавіні́сцкі (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists) · be шавіністы́чны (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists) · ru шовини́стский (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists) · fr chauviniste (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists) · ru шовинисти́ческий (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists) · uk шовіні́стський (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists) · eo ŝovinisma (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists) · pl szowinistyczny (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists) · fr chauvin (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists) · ga seobhaineach (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists) · fr cocardier (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists) · fi sovinistinen (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists) · cs šovinistický (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists) · ca xovinista (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists) · sv chauvinistisk (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists) · pt chauvinista (of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists)