chauvinistic
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və noun
1.
a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
2.
a person who believes one gender is superior to the other, as a male chauvinist or a female chauvinist.
Related forms
chau·vin·is·tic, adjective
chau·vin·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
un·chau·vin·is·tic, adjective
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chauvinism (ˈʃəʊvɪˌnɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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| 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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Example sentences
If that is the case, then end this chauvinistic treatment of her now.
She may be chauvinistic about her country, but she is not naive.
Come to think of it, your teachers produce these chauvinistic people.
The article seems a little chauvinistic and tendentious to me.
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