mixed marriage

American  

noun

1. a marriage between persons of different racial, ethnic, or religious groups, as between a Black person and a white person or between a Christian and a Jew.

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mixed marriage British  

noun

1. a marriage between persons of different races or religions

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mixed marriage Cultural  

1. Marriage between two people who come from different cultural, national, racial, ethnic, or religious backgrounds. Often, such marriages must withstand the scrutiny of both partners' families and social communities.

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Etymology

Origin of mixed marriage

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

“We really don’t know why we were targeted – it could be because they wanted the house or the fact we are in a mixed marriage and it’s because of religion,” she said.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

Members of a mixed marriage fight the wife’s ex-husband in court for custody of her daughter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2020

We had a mixed marriage but we both became independent voters and we used to vote across the spectrum.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2019

I know her as a thinker, and I have a new level of respect for her politically mixed marriage.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2018

I am the product of a mixed marriage.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg