Definition of Endogamous. Meaning of Endogamous. Synonyms of Endogamous

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Definition of Endogamous

Endogamous
Endogamous En*dog"a*mous, a. [Endo- + Gr. ? marriage.] Marrying within the same tribe; -- opposed to exogamous.

Meaning of Endogamous from wikipedia

- Several religious and ethnic religious groups are traditionally more endogamous, although sometimes mating outside of the group occurs with the added...
- Sanadhya Brahmin (also spelled as Sanadh , Sanah , Sanidya or Sandhya) is an endogamous sub-caste of Brahmins. Their main concentration is in western Uttar Pradesh...
- Kanyakubja Brahmins are an endogamous Brahmin community mainly found in northern India. They are classified as one of the Pancha Gauda Brahmin communities...
- K'nā'nāya (Canaanite)) also known as the Southists or Tekkumbhagar, are an endogamous ethnic group found among the Saint Thomas Christian community of Kerala...
- of the English word 'caste' when they applied it to the thousands of endogamous, hereditary Indian social groups they encountered. The use of the spelling...
- on the Indian subcontinent. Social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups, often termed as jātis, or "castes". India abolished...
- in segregated, Haratin-only ghettos. They are commonly perceived as an endogamous group of former slaves or descendants of slaves. They converted to Islam...
- the Bhil originally spoke is lost. Bhils are divided into a number of endogamous territorial divisions, which in turn have a number of clans and lineages...
- The Kodavas (Codavas or Kodagas) also called Coorgs are an endogamous Dravidian ethnolinguistic group from the region of Kodagu in the southern Indian...
- like other West African ethnic groups, historically maintained a rigid, endogamous social stratification that included nobility, clerics, castes, and slaves...