Meanings
adjectiveendogamous (not comparable)
- not comparableTaking place within a social group.
Many recent immigrants' marriages are endogamous.
- not comparablebiologyRelating to endogamy.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adjectivecharacterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind
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adjectivepertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe
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Origin
Translations
Catalan endògam
- endògamof a marriage, within a social group
Czech endogamní
- endogamníof a marriage, within a social group
French endogamique, endogame
- endogamiqueof a marriage, within a social group
- endogameof a marriage, within a social group
German endogam
- endogamof a marriage, within a social group
Polish endogamiczny
- endogamicznyof a marriage, within a social group
Spanish endógamo
- endógamoof a marriage, within a social group
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APA
endogamous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endogamous
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“endogamous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endogamous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endogamous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endogamous.
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