interracial marriage

collocation in English

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interracial
adjective
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/ˌɪn.təˈreɪ.ʃəl/us
/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈreɪ.ʃəl/
involving different ...
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marriage
noun
uk
/ˈmær.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈmer.ɪdʒ/
a legally accepted relationship between two people in which they live together, or the official ceremony that results ...
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(Definition ofinterracialandmarriagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Their local story ofinterracialmarriage, upward mobility and wealth was attached to an evolving taxonomy of identity, being instituted by the courts.
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Twenty-one states prohibitedinterracialmarriage.
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Interracialmarriagewas illegal at the time.
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Her more radical positions included acceptance ofinterracialmarriage.
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The book also contains descriptions ofinterracialmarriage.
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However, attitudes towards bans oninterracialmarriagequickly changed in the 1960s.
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But the bans oninterracialmarriagewere the last to go, in 1967.
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Also, increasinginterracialmarriageis reducing the predictive power of race.
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The couple experienced a certain degree of prejudice as a result of theirinterracialmarriage.
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The territory did not recognizeinterracialmarriageor polygamous marriages as legal.
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But he concedes the possible political repercussions of aninterracialmarriage.
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Lipton has noted theirinterracialmarriagesometimes created problems when they traveled together.
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Many segregationists viewed the ruling as an avenue to allowinterracialmarriage.
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Most theologians read these verses and references as forbidding interreligious marriage, rather thaninterracialmarriage.
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The novel criticizes abolitionists by describing them as endorsers of amalgamation, orinterracialmarriage.
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Its target group for this service is the members ofinterracialmarriagefamilies.
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This story is about a husband and wife discussing the issue ofinterracialmarriage.
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Asinterracialmarriagebecame extremely prevalent, the two combined groups underwent cultural assimilation.
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He legalisedinterracialmarriageand miscegenation, both completely banned since the late 1940s.
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Newly established western states continued to enact laws banninginterracialmarriagein the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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It also restated thatinterracialmarriagewas illegal, although such marriages had been made illegal in 1867.
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By forbiddinginterracialmarriage, it became possible to keep these two new groups separated and prevent a new rebellion.
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