intermarriage

noun

in·​ter·​mar·​riage ˌin-tər-ˈmer-ij 

-ˈma-rij

1

: endogamy

2

: marriage between members of different groups

Examples of intermarriage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And ethnic minorities during the Ming dynasty were pressured into intermarriage, just as the 2026 Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress codifies Beijing’s new policies on forcible ethnic assimilation. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

So did laws and court rulings that followed — barring Black men from the militia, barring Black adults from juries, barring Black children from learning alongside white children in public schools, and barring racial intermarriage. — Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025

But intermarriage could not protect the indigenous peoples, and through wars, disease, and famine their numbers continued to wane. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025

By the Eighties, almost half of all Jews were marrying non-Jews, and worry over the long-term implications of intermarriage had become its own cottage industry. — Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for intermarriage

• disparage
• miscarriage
• remarriage
• marriage

Kids Definition

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