"ethnogamy" meaning in All languages combined

See ethnogamy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: ethno- + -gamy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ethno|gamy}} ethno- + -gamy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ethnogamy (uncountable)
  1. Endogamy specific to ethnicity; the social practice of marriage restricted to one's own ethnicity. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: ethnogamic

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