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

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mixed marriage¹

First recorded in 1690–1700