intermarriage

CEFRB1

/ˌɪntəˈrmɛrɪdʒ/

noun

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noun
Marriage between people from different groups, cultures, or religions.
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noun
Extra detail
Marriage between people belonging to different groups, such as different racial, ethnic, or religious groups; mixed marriage.

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Intermarriage was previously forbidden by law.
During the 1960s, some Georgians opposed the intermarriage of blacks and whites.
"The extinction of these languages is also a result of intermarriage.

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"The extinction of these languages is also a result of intermarriage.
2024 March 8, Antara, “11 Indigenous Languages Declared Extinct: Education Ministry”, in Jakarta Globe, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2024
Because whites are by far the nation’s largest racial group, marriage between whites and minorities were the most common type of intermarriage, even though the intermarriage rate for whites is relatively low compared to other races or ethnicities, the study said. The state where most intermarriages took place was Hawaii, where more than four in 10 newlyweds (42.4%) were intermarried.
2012 February 16, Ashley Hayes, “Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2017

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From inter- + marriage.