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chau·vin·ism

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–noun

1.	zealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory.

2.	biased devotion to any group, attitude, or cause.

Compare male chauvinism.

[Origin: 1865–70; < F chauvinisme, equiv. to chauvin jingo (named after N. Chauvin, a soldier in Napoleon's army noted for loud-mouthed patriotism) + -isme -ism

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—Related forms

chau·vin·ist, noun

chau·vin·is·tic, adjective

chau·vin·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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chau·vin·ism Audio Help (shō'və-nĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
n.

Militant devotion to and glorification of one's country; fanatical patriotism.
Prejudiced belief in the superiority of one's own gender, group, or kind: "the chauvinism . . . of making extraterrestrial life in our own image" (Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr.)

[French chauvinisme, after Nicolas Chauvin, a legendary French soldier famous for his devotion to Napoleon.]

chau'vin·ist n., chau'vin·is'tic adj., chau'vin·is'ti·cal·ly adv.

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