intramarry

verb

Etymology

From intra- + marry.

  1. derived from *méryos
  2. derived from marito — “to wed
  3. derived from marïer
  4. inherited from marien
  5. prefixed as intramarry — “intra + marry

Definitions

  1. To marry a member of the same group, social stratum, or religion.

    • One is that even though the probabilities for intramarriage within groups depend upon their representation in a population, most intramarry at a much higher rate than would be expected by chance.
    • On the other hand, Bugelski (1961) found that the 1960 residents of Buffalo with Polish or Italian names, when compared to the 1930 residents, were intramarrying at a declining rate.
    • As for educational achievement, there was virtually no difference in that area between the interracially married and the intramarried Korean American women and spouses.

The neighborhood

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