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Mixed marriage or intermarriage may refer to: * Exogamy, the act of marrying outside of one's own social group (the opposite of endogamy) ** Interracial marriage, between people of different races *** Miscegenation, a pejorative term for interracial sexual relationships **
Interethnic marriage Interethnic marriage is a form of exogamy that involves a marriage between spouses who belong to different ethnic groups or races. Intra-racial interethnic marriage was historically not a taboo in the United States.Yen, Hope (2012-02-16)Interraci ...
, between people of different ethnicities **
Interfaith marriage Interfaith marriage, sometimes called a "mixed marriage", is marriage between spouses professing different religions. Although interfaith marriages are often established as civil marriages, in some instances they may be established as a religiou ...
, between people who adhere to different religions *** Interdenominational marriage, between people who adhere to different sects of the same religion * Marital conversion, the act of converting to one's partner's religion in order to facilitate marriage and thereby assimilate into their society *
Royal intermarriage Royal intermarriage is the practice of members of ruling dynasties marrying into other reigning families. It was more commonly done in the past as part of strategic diplomacy for national interest. Although sometimes enforced by legal requiremen ...
, between people belonging to different royal dynasties * Transnational marriage, between people who are not citizens of the same country * Mixed-orientation marriage, between people who do not have corresponding sexual orientations ** Lavender marriage, between a man and a woman who seek to feign heterosexuality * ''Mixed Marriage'' (play), a 1911 Irish play {{disambiguation