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intramarriage

intramarriage noun: marriage between people belonging to the same group, such as a racial, ethnic, or religious group.

Noun

intramarriage (countable and uncountable, plural intramarriages)

  1. Marriage between people belonging to the same group, such as a racial, ethnic, or religious group.
    • This study examines the attitudes of young Muslim Iranians and young Jewish Iranians regarding intramarriage and intermarriage1998 November 1, Shideh Hanassab, Romeria Tidwell1, “Intramarriage and intermarriage: young Iranians in Los Angeles”, in International Journal of Intercultural...
    • The influence of religious and ethnic differences on marital intimacy was examined by administering the Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships and a demographic/attitudinal questionnaire to 25 Jewish couples (intramarried) and 25 couples with one Jewish partner (intermarried). […]...2007 June 8, Patrice E. Heller, Beatrice Wood, “THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES ON MARITAL INTIMACY: INTERMARRIAGE VERSUS INTRAMARRIAGE”, in Journal of Marital and Family Therapy...
    Synonyms:
    endogamy

Synonyms of intramarriage

Forms of intramarriage

pluralintramarriages
alternative formintra-marriage

Origin of intramarriage

From intra- + marriage.

Questions about intramarriage

What does intramarriage mean?
Intramarriage means marriage between people belonging to the same group, such as a racial, ethnic, or religious group.
What part of speech is intramarriage?
Intramarriage is a noun.
What is the plural of intramarriage?
The plural of intramarriage is intramarriages.

Words near intramarriage in the dictionary

  1. intramandibular
  2. intramarginal
  3. intramarginally
  4. intramarital
  5. intramaritally
  6. intramarriage
  7. intramarriages
  8. intramarried
  9. intramarries
  10. intramarry
  11. intramarrying

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