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'chauvinist

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chauvinism (ˈʃəʊvɪˌnɪzəm)

—n
1.	aggressive or fanatical patriotism; jingoism
2.	enthusiastic devotion to a cause
3.	smug irrational belief in the superiority of one's own race, party, sex, etc: male chauvinism

[C19: from French chauvinisme, after Nicolas Chauvin, legendary French soldier under Napoleon, noted for his vociferous and unthinking patriotism]

'chauvinist

—n

chauvin'istic

—*adj*

chauvin'istically

—*adv*

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