Definition of chauvinism
1
: an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
male chauvinism
also
: behavior expressive of such an attitude
2
: undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged
regional chauvinism
3
: excessive or blind patriotism — compare jingoism
his fervent nationalism mutated into blatant chauvinism— Elizabeth Fuller
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The first known use of chauvinism was in 1851
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