arranged marriage

noun

A marriage (union of people) planned by someone other than the people who are united by it.

Opposite
love marriagelove match
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Meanings

nounarranged marriage (countable and uncountable, plural arranged marriages)

plural arranged marriages

  1. countableuncountableA marriage (union of people) planned by someone other than the people who are united by it.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
love marriagelove match

Translations

Afrikaans gereëlde huwelik
  • gereëlde huwelikmarriage planned by someone else
Arabic زَوَاج مُدَبَّر
  • زَوَاج مُدَبَّر (zawāj mudabbar)marriage planned by someone else
Basque hitzarmenezko ezkontza, adostutako ezkontza
  • hitzarmenezko ezkontzamarriage planned by someone else
  • adostutako ezkontzamarriage planned by someone else
Catalan matrimoni concertat, arreglat
  • matrimoni concertatmarriage planned by someone else
  • arreglatmarriage planned by someone else
Chinese Mandarin 包辦婚姻 /包办婚姻
  • 包辦婚姻 /包办婚姻 (bāobàn hūnyīn)marriage planned by someone else
Danish arrangeret ægteskab
  • arrangeret ægteskabmarriage planned by someone else
Esperanto aranĝita geedzeco, fiksita geedzeco
  • aranĝita geedzecomarriage planned by someone else
  • fiksita geedzecomarriage planned by someone else
  • aranĝita geedziĝomarriage planned by someone else
  • fiksita geedziĝomarriage planned by someone else
Finnish järjestetty avioliitto, sovittu avioliitto
  • järjestetty avioliittomarriage planned by someone else
  • sovittu avioliittomarriage planned by someone else
French mariage arrangé
  • mariage arrangémarriage planned by someone else
German arrangierte Ehe
  • arrangierte Ehemarriage planned by someone else
Hungarian elrendezett házasság
  • elrendezett házasságmarriage planned by someone else
Irish cleamhnas
  • cleamhnasmarriage planned by someone else
Italian matrimonio arrangiato, matrimonio combinato
  • matrimonio arrangiatomarriage planned by someone else
  • matrimonio combinatomarriage planned by someone else
Japanese 見合い結婚
  • 見合い結婚 (miai kekkon)marriage planned by someone else
Korean 중매결혼
  • 중매결혼 (jungmaegyeolhon)marriage planned by someone else
Norwegian Bokmål arrangert ekteskap
  • arrangert ekteskapmarriage planned by someone else
Polish małżeństwo aranżowane
  • małżeństwo aranżowanemarriage planned by someone else
Portuguese casamento arranjado
  • casamento arranjadomarriage planned by someone else
Russian брак по договорённости
  • брак по договорённости (brak po dogovorjónnosti)marriage planned by someone else
Spanish matrimonio concertado, matrimonio arreglado
  • matrimonio concertadomarriage planned by someone else
  • matrimonio arregladomarriage planned by someone else
  • connubio acordadomarriage planned by someone else
Swedish arrangerat äktenskap
  • arrangerat äktenskapmarriage planned by someone else
Turkish ayarlanmış evlilik, görücü usulü evlilik
  • ayarlanmış evlilikmarriage planned by someone else
  • görücü usulü evlilikmarriage planned by someone else
Vietnamese hôn nhân sắp đặt
  • hôn nhân sắp đặtmarriage planned by someone else
Cite this entry
APA

arranged marriage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arranged%20marriage

MLA

“arranged marriage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arranged%20marriage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arranged marriage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arranged%20marriage.

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