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Adjective: chauvinistic  ,show-vu'nis-tik
  1. Of or relating to persons convinced of the superiority of their own gender or kind
    "His chauvinistic remarks about women in the workplace were met with strong criticism"
     
  2. Fanatically patriotic
    "When this type of racism combines with foreign policy it can make for a volatile mixture of chauvinistic racism";
    - flag-waving, jingoistic, nationalistic, ultranationalistic, superpatriotic

See also: loyal, patriotic

Encyclopedia: Chauvinistic