chau ‧ vin ‧ is ‧ m /ˈʃəʊvənɪz ə m, ˈʃəʊvɪnɪz ə m $ ˈʃoʊ-/ BrE AmE 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