Noun: intermarriage ,in-tu(r)'mer-ij [N. Amer], ,in-tu(r)'ma-rij [Brit]
- Marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
"intermarriage was encouraged to strengthen alliances between clans";
- exogamy
- Marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
"intermarriage was practised to preserve cultural traditions";
- endogamy, inmarriage
Derived forms: intermarriages
Type of: marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, union, wedlock
Encyclopedia: Intermarriage