HyperDic: endogamy

English > 1 sense of the word endogamy:
NOUNstateendogamy, intermarriage, inmarriagemarriage within one's own tribe / tribe or group as required by custom or law
English > endogamy: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningmarriage within one's own tribe / tribe or group as required by custom or law.
Synonymsintermarriage, inmarriage
Broadermarriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlockThe state of being a married couple voluntarily joined / joined for life (or until divorce)
Oppositeexogamy, intermarriagemarriage to a person belonging to a tribe / tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
Spanishendogamia, inmarriage
Catalanendogàmia, inmarriage
Adjectivesendogamouspertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe

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