intermarriage
noun
in·ter·mar·riage
ˌin-tər-ˈmer-ij 
-ˈma-rij
1
: endogamy
2
: marriage between members of different groups
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They were often connected to Indigenous people—either through supposedly ubiquitous (but actually rare) intermarriage or as a group similarly tied to nature.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2025
There are higher rates of intermarriage among military members.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Perhaps, with all the conquests, alliances and intermarriages, the elite class had grown too large and unwieldy for common farmers to support in a time when food supplies were dwindling, Rosado-Ramirez suggested to me.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
In other societies, including those of Latin America, the line between conqueror and conquered has, through language, intermarriage and the exchange of customs and food, been partially effaced.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2025
There are higher rates of intermarriage among military members.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Perhaps, with all the conquests, alliances and intermarriages, the elite class had grown too large and unwieldy for common farmers to support in a time when food supplies were dwindling, Rosado-Ramirez suggested to me.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
In other societies, including those of Latin America, the line between conqueror and conquered has, through language, intermarriage and the exchange of customs and food, been partially effaced.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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“Intermarriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermarriage. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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intermarriage
noun
in·ter·mar·riage
ˌint-ər-ˈmar-ij
: marriage between members of different groups
Medical Definition
intermarriage
noun
in·ter·mar·riage
ˌint-ər-ˈmar-ij
1
: marriage between members of different groups
2
: marriage within a specific group : endogamy
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