Outmarriage

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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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