mixed marriageˌmixed ˈmarriage noun [countable, uncountable] 
Thesaurus
ThesaurusLongman Language Activatorrelating to race► racial
a marriage between two people from different races or religions: racial discrimination/prejudice/violence/attack when people are treated unfairly or attacked because of their race: · Some people complained of racial discrimination in the way housing was allocated.· Racial violence used to be commonplace on the streets of the city.racial harmony (=when people of different races live together peacefully, and without any problems): · In Jamaica black and white people have lived together in racial harmony for many years.racial profiling (=the practice of police stopping some people only because of their race): · Local police deny that have used racial profiling when stopping motorists.
► ethnic: ethnic divisions/unrest/violence divisions, problems etc between groups of people of different races, or with different customs, living in the same place, especially when one group is smaller than the other: · Hundreds of people have been killed in the recent ethnic violence.· Ethnic unrest is spreading throughout the south-western republics of the former Soviet Union.ethnic cleansing (=when people are forced to leave their homes because of their ethnic group): · Reports of ethnic cleansing in former Yugoslavia forced the European states and the US into taking action.
► multiracial/multicultural a multiracial or multicultural society, school, community etc is one in which people from several different races live together or work together, especially in a friendly way: · Britain became a multiracial society in the 1960s and 70s, after large-scale immigration from the West Indies and the Indian subcontinent. · a vibrant, multicultural neighborhood
► interracial between people of different races: · The danger of an interracial war in South Africa still exists.· There has to be fairness and justice for black people before you can achieve a spirit of interracial harmony.interracial marriage: · Interracial marriages are common in England these days.
► cosmopolitan a cosmopolitan city, district, society etc is one in which people of many different races and nationalities live or go, which is therefore lively and interesting: · Istanbul is a great cosmopolitan city, situated between East and West.· She grew up in an apartment in a cosmopolitan district of Chicago.· The thing I like most about living in London is that it's so cosmopolitan.
► mixed marriage marriage between people of different races: · Mixed marriages are becoming more and more commonplace.
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