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Webster 1913 Edition

jingoism

jin′go-ism

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Noun.

1.

The policy of the Jingoes, so called. See

, 2.

[Cant, Eng.]

Definition 2024

jingoism

jingoism

English

Noun

jingoism ‎(countable and uncountable, plural jingoisms)

(uncountable) Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy.
(countable) A jingoistic attitude, comment, etc.
(uncountable) Chauvinism.

Synonyms

chauvinism

Related terms

Translations

extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy

Chinese:
Mandarin: 沙文主義 (zh), 沙文主义 (zh) ‎(shāwénzhǔyì), 極端愛國主義, 极端爱国主义 ‎(jíduān àiguózhǔyì), 主戰論, 主战论 ‎(zhǔzhànlùn)
Dutch: hoerapattriotisme
Finnish: yltiöisänmaallisuus (fi)
French: jingoïsme m
German: Hurrapatriotismus (de) m, Jingoismus (de) m
Greek: υπερεθνικοφροσύνη f ‎(yperethnikofrosýni), υπερεθνικισμός m ‎(yperethnikismós)

Hebrew: לְאֻמָּנוּת (he) f ‎(leumanút)
Japanese: 主戦論 ‎(しゅせんろん, shusenron)
Kurdish: neteweperistî (ku) f
Portuguese: patrioteirismo m, jingoísmo m
Russian: ура́-патриоти́зм (ru) m ‎(urá-patriotízm), джингои́зм (ru) m ‎(džingoízm)
Spanish: patrioterismo (es) m, jingoísmo m

jingoistic attitude, comment, etc.

Chinese:
Mandarin:

Finnish: yltiöisänmaallisuus (fi)
Russian:

chauvinism — see chauvinism

See also