mixed marriage

Marriage between persons of different races or religions.

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mixed marriage

a marriage between persons of different races or religions

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mixed′ mar′riage

a marriage between persons of different religions or races.

[1690–1700]

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Noun

mixed marriage - marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures; "the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove"

man and wife, married couple, marriage - two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"

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matrimonio misto

mixed marriage

n → matrimonio misto

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