transcription, транскрипция: [ ʃoʊvɪnɪzəm ]
Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people’s.
It may also appeal to the latent chauvinism of many ordinary people.
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see also male chauvinism
• chau‧vin‧ist
(chauvinists)
Antwerpers are so convinced that their city is best that other Belgians think them chauvinists.
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see also male chauvinist