intermarriage
intermarriage · intermarriages
Marriage between people belonging to different groups, such as different racial,…Marriage between people belonging to different groups, such as different racial, ethnic, or religious groups; mixed marriage.
US/ˌɪntɚmˈɛɹɪdʒ/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Marriage between people belonging to different groups, such as different racial, ethnic, or religious groups; mixed marriage.
During the 1960s, some Georgians opposed the intermarriage of blacks and whites.
More definitions
- marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
- marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
Forms
plural: intermarriagesSynonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law:endogamyinmarriage
- marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law:exogamy
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedintermarry
Derivedintermarriageability
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable