mixed marriage

noun

Marriage between people of different socially-distinguished groups, such as different races, cultures or religions.

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Meanings

nounmixed marriage (countable and uncountable, plural mixed marriages)

plural mixed marriages

  1. countableuncountableMarriage between people of different socially-distinguished groups, such as different races, cultures or religions.
  2. countableslanguncountablecard gamesA king and a queen of different suits as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em (see marriage (poker slang)).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
endogamyexogamyheterogamyhomogamyintermarriage

Translations

Arabic زَوَاج مُخْتَلِط, تَزَاوُج
  • زَوَاج مُخْتَلِط (zawāj muḵtaliṭ)marriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
  • تَزَاوُج (tazāwuj)marriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Bulgarian смесен брак
  • смесен брак (smesen brak)marriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Chinese Mandarin 異族通婚 /异族通婚, 雜婚 /杂婚
  • 異族通婚 /异族通婚 (yìzú tōnghūn)marriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
  • 雜婚 /杂婚 (záhūn)marriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Finnish seka-avioliitto
  • seka-avioliittomarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
French mariage mixte
  • mariage mixtemarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
German Mischehe
  • Mischehemarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Greek επιγαμία
  • επιγαμία (epigamía)marriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Hebrew נישואים מעורבים
  • נישואים מעורביםmarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Hindi मिश्रित शादी
  • मिश्रित शादी (miśrit śādī)marriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Irish idirphósadh, pósadh measctha
  • idirphósadhmarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
  • pósadh meascthamarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Japanese 雑婚, 国際結婚
  • 雑婚 (zakkon)marriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
  • 国際結婚 (kokusai kekkon)marriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
  • 異民族間の結婚 (iminzokukan-no kekkon)marriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Korean 옆이로군
  • 옆이로군 (yeopirogun)marriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Māori moe whakawhitiwhiti, mārenatanga hanumi
  • moe whakawhitiwhitimarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
  • mārenatanga hanumimarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
  • mārenatanga hanumitangamarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Persian ازدواج فراملی, فرازوجش
  • ازدواج فراملیmarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
  • فرازوجشmarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Polish małżeństwo mieszane
  • małżeństwo mieszanemarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Portuguese casamento misto
  • casamento mistomarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Romanian căsătorie mixtă
  • căsătorie mixtămarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Russian сме́шанный брак
  • сме́шанный брак (sméšannyj brak)marriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Scottish Gaelic eadar-phòsadh
  • eadar-phòsadhmarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Spanish matrimonio mixto
  • matrimonio mixtomarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Swedish blandäktenskap
  • blandäktenskapmarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Turkish yabancı ile evlilik
  • yabancı ile evlilikmarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Urdu مخلوط شادی
  • مخلوط شادیmarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Vietnamese hôn nhân hỗn hợp
  • hôn nhân hỗn hợpmarriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc
Cite this entry
APA

mixed marriage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mixed%20marriage

MLA

“mixed marriage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mixed%20marriage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mixed marriage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mixed%20marriage.

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