miscegenation

Etymology
from , and first used in an anonymous pamphlet he coauthored, which claimed to be written by a person who believed in the inherent unity of all racial groups, that marriage between blacks and whites would create a better race, and that the American Civil War was a fight for the latter idea. Later, it was exposed that the pretext of the pamphlet was false and that it had actually been written by a group which hoped to inflame anger, particularly against then-US President Abraham Lincoln who was up for reelection.

Replaced previous, from metallurgy. See.

Noun

 * 1)  The mixing or blending of race in marriage or breeding, interracial marriage.
 * 2)  A mixing or blending, especially one which is considered to be inappropriate.
 * 1)  A mixing or blending, especially one which is considered to be inappropriate.

Usage notes
Often considered offensive, pejorative, or old-fashioned, and therefore alternative terms are more common in contemporary use, such as, or  for relationships, and , , or  for persons.

In scholarly use, miscegenation is particularly used for historical discussions, and in current use it has been repurposed by academics to analyze the emotions, reactions, and anxieties held by people about interracial couplings. For further information, see also English Wikipedia's page on the usage of the term.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Bulgarian: кръстосване на раси
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 種族混合
 * Dutch: rassenvermening,
 * Finnish: rodunsekoitus
 * French:
 * Icelandic: kynþáttablöndun
 * Italian:, mescolanza etnica
 * Norwegian: raseblanding
 * Portuguese: miscigenação
 * Russian: рас,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: rasblandning
 * Tamil: இடையினத் திருமணம்