Definitions

1. verb

to marry someone from outside one’s own group or community, especially from a different social class or ethnic group.

“The decision to outmarry was seen as a way to break with tradition and forge a new identity.”

2. noun

the act or practice of marrying someone from outside one’s own group or community.

“The cultural anthropologist studied the phenomenon of outmarriage in her research on social mobility.”

3. noun

a marriage between two people from different racial or ethnic groups.

“The couple’s outmarriage sparked controversy in their community.”