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polygamous

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1. polygamous - Adjective

2. polygamous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous.

Pairing with more than one female.

Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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2 Federal Eritrea: law bans polygamous marriage but certain countries and regions with Sharia allow it. Source: Internet

3 Mauritius: polygamous unions are not legally recognized. Source: Internet

A defense attorney on Thursday placed the blame for the multimillion-dollar Washakie Renewable Energy fraud on the company’s CEO, Jacob Kingston, and the Utah polygamous sect to which he belongs. Source: Internet

According to the federal censuses, the highest percentage of the population in polygamous families was in 1860 (43.6 percent) and it declined to 25 percent in 1880 and to 7 percent in 1890). Source: Internet

Despite warning signs, Nonka (Thuthuka Mthembu) blindly agrees to get into a polygamous marriage with Sibonelo (Wiseman Ncube). Source: Internet

Both monogamous and polygamous marriage are practiced, and the average Cameroonian family is large and extended. Source: Internet

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