chau‧vin‧is‧m /ˈʃəʊvənɪzəm, ˈʃəʊvɪnɪzəm $ ˈʃoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: chauvinisme, from Nicolas Chauvin early 19th-century French soldier who strongly expressed his love for France and Napoleon]

1. a belief that your own sex is better or more important than the other sex, especially if you are a man:
male chauvinism

2. a strong belief that your country or race is better or more important than any other:
national chauvinism

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chauvinism
noun
ADJ. male | national | British, Russian, etc.

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