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mixed marriage

noun

  1. a marriage between persons of different racial, ethnic, or religious groups, as between a Black person and a white person or between a Christian and a Jew.


mixed marriage

noun

  1. a marriage between persons of different races or religions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mixed marriage

  1. Marriage between two people who come from different cultural, national, racial, ethnic, or religious backgrounds. Often, such marriages must withstand the scrutiny of both partners' families and social communities.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mixed marriage1

First recorded in 1690–1700
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Example Sentences

“We really don’t know why we were targeted – it could be because they wanted the house or the fact we are in a mixed marriage and it’s because of religion,” she said.

From BBC

But while it may be true that married people — even those in politically mixed marriages — report higher levels of happiness than single people, it doesn't follow that the wedding ring is the reason.

From Salon

You know, that's where all these utopian religions were founded and things like the Oneida community with mixed marriages.

As the offspring of a mixed marriage, I understand the divide that probably defined the gunman’s life, as it has defined my parents’ lives.

Prospects for growth are limited, given that Zoroastrians don’t seek to convert outsiders and — in many cases — don’t consider the children of mixed marriages to be members of the faith.

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