Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Marrying, or pertaining to the custom of marrying, within the tribe or group; pertaining to, practising, or characterized by endogamy: opposed to exogamous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Marrying within the same tribe; -- opposed to
exogamous .
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- adjective of a marriage Within a social group. The practice of
endogamy .
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- adjective characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind
- adjective pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe
Etymologies
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Examples
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To be precise, actual conspiracies tend to be found only among family members or, what amounts to the same thing, closely knit endogamous ethnic groups.
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The Lubbe siblings remained in close contact and saw multiple endogamous marriages among their own children, but they chose diverse spouses for themselves.
Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008
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To be precise, actual conspiracies tend to be found only among family members or, what amounts to the same thing, closely knit, endogamous ethnic groups.
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » Steve Sailer Rule Of Theories–Davos Edition 2008
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Compare Aletta's marriage to the family's prevailing endogamous practices.
Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008
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Note 8: The prevalence of first-cousin marriage among elite Amsterdam burghers as well as among farmers and artisans in Neckarhausen raises questions about the class dimension of endogamous marriage.
Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008
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To be precise, actual conspiracies tend to be found only among family members or, what amounts to the same thing, closely knit, endogamous ethnic groups.
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To be precise, actual conspiracies tend to be found only among family members or, what amounts to the same thing, closely knit, endogamous ethnic groups.
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The proportion of endogamous marriages among their 11 children was not as high as among their Burger (three of five marriages) and van Rensburg (five of seven marriages) cousins, but among the three van Heerdens who did marry van der Merwes, the practice of intermarriage remained strong across subsequent generations.
Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008
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Marriage in the first generation of immigrants was endogamous, as social contact with other Jewish groups (even among Sephardim) was rare.
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If this was not possible, men sought their brides from the extended family and most marriages were endogamous.
Kurdish Women. 2009
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