OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5455

endogamy

/ɛnˈdɒɡəmi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
endogamia
The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.
Far from suggesting a demoralized culture, endogamy here seemed the mark of a buoyantly confident group, settled in their skin and not needing outsiders.
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