chauvinistic

[ shoh-vuh-nis-tik ]
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adjective
  1. aggressively and blindly devoted to a certain system of beliefs, especially patriotism or nationalism:The study of historical colonialism reveals a chauvinistic attitude toward other cultures and an implicit assumption that the West was the standard of civilized life for the rest of the world.

  2. believing that one gender is superior to another:These four remarkable women composers, whose work is largely unknown, were ignored until now because of the chauvinistic attitudes that prevailed in their time.

Origin of chauvinistic

1
First recorded in 1865–70; chauvinist + -ic

Other words from chauvinistic

  • chau·vin·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
  • un·chau·vin·is·tic, adjective

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