intermarriage

American  

[in-ter-mar-ij, in-ter-mar-ij] / ˌɪn tərˈmær ɪdʒ, ˈɪn tərˌmær ɪdʒ /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of intermarriage

First recorded in 1570–80; inter- + marriage

Example Sentences

There must be a lot of intermarriage in this place, he thought.

From Literature

Over time, through intermarriage and social affiliations, a black nobility emerged in Durham, with few links to working people like Ann Atwater.

From Literature

From this, it would be fair to say that one month before his death, Malcolm had revised his views on intermarriage to the point where he regarded it as simply a personal matter.

From Literature

They blamed the flaw on intermarriage with the family, however, not on the original genes of the decaying lord.

From Literature

The Mizrahim who make up around half of Israel's Jewish majority - a figure hard to pin down due to widespread intermarriage with Ashkenazim - have at times complained of discrimination and socio-economic disadvantage.

From Reuters