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intermarriage (n.)

1570s, "act or fact of marrying" (now mostly restricted to legal use), from inter- + marriage. Meaning "marriage between members of different classes, tribes, etc." is from c. 1600.

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Definitions of intermarriage from WordNet

intermarriage (n.)
marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law;
Synonyms: exogamy
intermarriage (n.)
marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law;
Synonyms: endogamy / inmarriage
From wordnet.princeton.edu