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chauvinistic

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noun

a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.

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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She may be chauvinistic about her country, but she is not naive.

The article seems a little chauvinistic and tendentious to me.

As a result, religious people can be herded into chauvinistic behavior or belligerent actions.

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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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