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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Image This is not to say that plays may not benefit from an intermarriage with screens.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Even as intermarriage rates are increasing across the board, according to the most recent figures from the Pew Research Center, only 12% of Black women marry outside of their race.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
And Viserys coveting Dany was a sadistic example of his own obsolescence; while intermarriage may have been common for House Targaryen decades ago, Viserys clinging to customs of the past was a sign of his own unfitness to rule in the present.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2024
Similarly, Hispanic intermarriage may have the effect of weakening a sense of distinct Hispanic or Latino identity as multiracial identity rises and diverse families grow, Lopez told me.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Even as intermarriage rates are increasing across the board, according to the most recent figures from the Pew Research Center, only 12% of Black women marry outside of their race.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
And Viserys coveting Dany was a sadistic example of his own obsolescence; while intermarriage may have been common for House Targaryen decades ago, Viserys clinging to customs of the past was a sign of his own unfitness to rule in the present.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2024
Similarly, Hispanic intermarriage may have the effect of weakening a sense of distinct Hispanic or Latino identity as multiracial identity rises and diverse families grow, Lopez told me.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
See All Example Sentences for intermarriage
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“Intermarriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermarriage. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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intermarriage
noun
in·ter·mar·riage
ˌint-ər-ˈmar-ij
: marriage between members of different groups
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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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