intermarriage

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

/ ˌɪn tərˈmær ɪdʒ, ˈɪn tərˌmær ɪdʒ /

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noun

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.

marriage between people of different social classes.

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

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

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Origin of intermarriage

First recorded in 1570–80; inter- + marriage

Words nearby intermarriage

interlope, interloper, interlude, interlunar, interlunation, intermarriage, intermarry, intermaxillary bone, intermaxillary suture, intermeddle, intermedia

How to use intermarriage in a sentence

That’s more likely to happen if these pairings resulted from voluntary intermarriage.
Would We Still See Ourselves as ‘Human’ if Other Hominin Species Hadn’t Gone Extinct?|Nicholas R. Longrich|October 21, 2021|Singularity Hub
I understand that the Jewish bias against intermarriage is often rooted more deeply in fear than prejudice.
Why Jews Should Stop Worrying About Intermarriage|Rachel Cohen|June 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The 1990 National Jewish Population Survey reported an intermarriage rate of 52 percent among American Jews.
Why Jews Should Stop Worrying About Intermarriage|Rachel Cohen|June 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The impact of intermarriage on Jewish engagement is generally negative but especially negative upon attachment to Israel.
Lost That Loving Feeling?|Steven M. Cohen|October 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Keep this up, and we're headed for a world in which Democrats and Republicans view intermarriage the way the Hasidic do.
Red Date, Blue Date|Megan McArdle|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As much as our community bemoans intermarriage and affiliation rates, American Judaism has never been richer.
Religion, But Not Politics|Jill Jacobs|October 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The rights of intermarriage and of trade existed between all the cities of the league.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States|James Hamilton Lewis
Coxcoxtli was proud of such allies, their petitions were granted, and the two nations were also connected by intermarriage.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5|Hubert Howe Bancroft
Amalgamation is a biological process, the fusion of races by interbreeding and intermarriage.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
The charge made by the mob against the clergyman was that he had preached “race equality” and “intermarriage.”
The Modern Ku Klux Klan|Henry Peck Fry
This seems to be the limit of the intermixture; since, between the Malays and Negroes, &c., there is but little intermarriage.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham

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