mixed marriage
noun
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.
Origin of mixed marriage
First recorded in 1690–1700
Words nearby mixed marriage
Example sentences from the Web for mixed marriage
The subject of it is the old question of mixed-marriage, but treated from a new aspect.
British Dictionary definitions for mixed marriage
mixed marriage
noun
a marriage between persons of different races or religions
Cultural definitions for mixed marriage
mixed marriage
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.