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miscegenation

[mi-sej-uh-nay-shuhn, mis-i-juh-] / mɪˌsɛdʒ əˈneɪ ʃən, ˌmɪs ɪ dʒə- /
NOUN
mixed marriage
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After all, through most of American history, miscegenation was illegal in many places and frowned upon in most.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2022

Looked at more broadly, “Wedding Band” is about the miscegenation of America itself, a marriage still far from happy more than 50 years later.

From New York Times ● May 8, 2022

So-called miscegenation, the romance between Meg and her white boyfriend, was not allowed on screen, a rule that was relaxed only slightly for the real Pinky, made two years later.

From The Guardian ● May 21, 2020

Virginia struck down laws banning miscegenation, Sidney Poitier starred in “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” as a black man romantically involved with blond Katherine Houghton.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2016

Given its long miscegenation history—begun when Jan Van Riebeeck and his men, the first whites to settle South Africa, arrived in 1652 without wives—the city was purported to be a most liberal place.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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