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diaspora

[ dahy-as-per-uh, dee- ]

noun

  1. Usually Diaspora. the scattering of the Jews to countries outside of ancient Palestine after the Babylonian captivity.
  2. Often Diaspora.
    1. the body of Jews living in countries outside Israel.
    2. such countries collectively:

      Passover is celebrated for seven days in Israel, but for eight days by Jews living in the Diaspora.

  3. Often Diaspora. any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland, especially involuntarily, as Africans during the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
  4. any group migration or flight from a country or region.

    Synonyms: scattering, displacement, migration, dissemination, dispersion

    Antonyms: return

  5. any religious group living as a minority among people of the prevailing religion.
  6. the spread or dissemination of something originally confined to a local, homogeneous group, as a language or cultural institution:

    the diaspora of English as a global language.



Diaspora

/ daɪˈæspərə /

noun

    1. the dispersion of the Jews after the Babylonian and Roman conquests of Palestine
    2. the Jewish communities outside Israel
    3. the Jews living outside Israel
    4. the extent of Jewish settlement outside Israel
  1. (in the New Testament) the body of Christians living outside Palestine
  2. often not capital a dispersion or spreading, as of people originally belonging to one nation or having a common culture
  3. the descendants of Sub-Saharan African peoples living anywhere in the Western hemisphere
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • di·as·po·ric [dahy-, uh, -, spawr, -ik, ‑-, spor, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diaspora1

First recorded in 1690–1700; from Greek diasporá “scattering, dispersion”; dia-, spore
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diaspora1

C19: from Greek: a scattering, from diaspeirein to disperse, from dia- + speirein to scatter, sow; see spore
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Example Sentences

While the government has organised consultations with residents across the islands as well as the large diaspora in New Zealand, she says the potential downsides of the industry are not being discussed.

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The decisions leave many in the Syrian diaspora in limbo, following the collapse of the Assad regime after 50 years of brutal rule.

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Twenty-four hours of intense emotion followed, with Syrian diaspora gathering in cities such as Belfast, Manchester and London to dance and sing.

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The curriculum offers dozens of lesson plans that feature Asian Americans living in the diaspora and the histories of how they arrived in the U.S. — many as refugees of war.

“They are the vehicles who carry an army of souls of men and women who have been deported during slave trade, an army of dispossessed souls. They also represent the vast diaspora, the contemporary one.”

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