Intermarriage

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Marriage contracted between members of two families, classes, tribes, or races; connection or relation by virtue of such marriage: as, the estates of the families were united by intermarriage.
  • noun. Consanguineous marriage; marriage between persons nearly related by blood.
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  • noun. Connection by marriage; reciprocal marriage; giving and taking in marriage, as between two families, tribes, races, castes, or nations.
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  • noun. Marriage between people belonging to different groups, such as different racial, ethnic, or religious groups; mixed marriage.
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  • noun. marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
  • noun. marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
    • Word Usage
    "Others say the decline in intermarriage is a non-issue."
    cross-reference
    exogamy  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    marriage  matrimony  spousal relationship  union  wedlock  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Sverige  disparage  marriage  remarriage  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Bap.  absenteeism  bai  commixture  lta  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    a world-without-end bargain  alliance  alliance  bed  bond of matrimony  
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