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Hurrapatriotismus

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German

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Etymology

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From hurra (hurrah, hooray) +‎ Patriotismus (patriotism).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hʊˈraːpatrioˌtɪsmʊs/, [hʊˈʁaː.pa.tʁi.oˌtɪs.mʊs], [hu-], [-tʁɪ-]
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  • Hyphenation: Hur‧ra‧pa‧tri‧o‧tis‧mus

Noun

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Hurrapatriotismus m (strong, genitive Hurrapatriotismus, no plural)

  1. (derogatory) overconfident, naive and emotional patriotism, especially in time of war or crisis; flag-waving, jingoism
    Wir dürfen nicht in Hurrapatriotismus verfallen, sondern müssen die geopolitische Lage klug und nüchtern analysieren.
    We mustn’t lapse into flag-waving jingoism, but rather analyse the geopolitical situation wisely and objectively.

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Descendants

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  • Polish: hurapatriotyzm
  • Russian: ура-патриотизм (ura-patriotizm)

Further reading

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