Exogamous group

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Exogamous group is a section of society within which marriages are prohibited. A marriage within an exogamous group is regarded as incestuous.

Examples of exogamous groups are:

Gotras in the castes in India.
"Fis" among the Albanians
Individuals with the same last name in China, or Chinese surname, Chinese clan

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