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chauvinistic

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chau·vin·ism  (shv-nzm)
n.
1. Militant devotion to and glorification of one's country; fanatical patriotism.
2. 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.]
chauvin·ist n.
chauvin·istic adj.
chauvin·isti·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.chauvinistic - of or relating to persons convinced of the superiority of their own gender or kind
2.chauvinisticchauvinistic - fanatically patriotic                
flag-waving, jingoistic, nationalistic, superpatriotic, ultranationalistic
patriotic, loyal - inspired by love for your country
Translations
chauvinistic [ˌʃəʊvɪˈnɪstɪk] adj
(= jingoistic) → chauvin(e)
(= sexist) → machiste
chauvinist pig n → macho m >
chauvinistic
adj → chauvinistisch
chauvinistic [ˌʃəʊvɪˈnɪstɪk] adj (jingoistic) → sciovinistico/a; (sexist) → maschilista
chauvinistic [ˌʃəʊvɪˈnɪstɪk] adj (jingoistic) → sciovinistico/a; (sexist) → maschilista


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