intermarriage: Meaning and Definition of

in•ter•mar•riage

1. marriage between a man and woman of different races, religions, tribes, castes, or ethnic groups, as between a white and a black or between a Christian and a non-Christian.
2. marriage between a man and woman of different social classes.
3. marriage between a man and woman within a specific group, as required by custom or law; endogamy.
4. marriage between a man and woman belonging to the same small group, esp. if they are close blood relatives.