Outmarriage
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Marrying outside one’s own ethnic, religious, or social group. countable, uncountable
"While most of the outmarriages in the Korean community involving whites were between Korean females and Caucasian males, the gender roles were occasionally reversed."
Example
More examples"While most of the outmarriages in the Korean community involving whites were between Korean females and Caucasian males, the gender roles were occasionally reversed."
Etymology
From out- + marriage; compare exogamy.
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