intermarried

Joined different groups

Intermarried is the past tense of intermarry, meaning to marry someone from a different group—different religion, ethnicity, nationality, or social class: Their families had intermarried for generations.

It can also describe groups whose members marry one another: The two clans intermarried over centuries.

kinship

family

Related people together

lineage · clan · descendants · ancestry · genealogy · dynasty · kindred · cousins · nephew · niece

union

alliance

Formal union of parties

wedding · matrimony · betrothal · nuptials · vows · ceremony · merger · unification · conjugal · espousal

taboo

prohibition

Authoritative legal ban

segregation · prejudice · discrimination · boundaries · stigma · disapproval · ostracism · disownment · forbidden · outcaste

diversity

multiculturalism

Coexistence of diverse traditions

coexistence · cosmopolitanism · inclusivity · cross-cultural · interethnic · interfaith · intercultural · mixed heritage · bicultural · multicultural

assimilation

integration

Combining into a whole

mixing · acculturation · absorption · melding · convergence · coalescence · synthesis · melting pot · cultural exchange · hybridization

tradition

customs

Traditional practices or import taxes

lineage · culture · beliefs · practices · legacy · continuity · dowry · matchmaking · betrothal · customs

Opposites
group boundary crossing in marriage

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Exclusionary toward outsiders

insular · segregated · unmixed

Family

intermarriage, intermarries

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