intermarriage

[in-ter-mar-ij, in-ter-mar-ij]

noun

1. marriage between people of different religions, tribes, castes, ethnicities, or racial groups, as between a white person and a Black person or between a Christian and a Muslim.

2. marriage between people of different social classes.

3. marriage within a specific social or cultural group, as required by custom or law; endogamy.

4. marriage between people belonging to the same small group, especially if they are close blood relatives.

Word History and Origins

Origin of intermarriage¹

First recorded in 1570–80; inter- + marriage