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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: , , , ,
    Antonyms:
  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

/ 岹ɪˈæəə /

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 Word Forms

  • diasporic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diaspora1

First recorded in 1690–1700; from Greek 徱ǰá “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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The rapid growth of construction projects has been attributed to diaspora investments as well as improved security - although Islamist militants who control large swathes of southern Somalia still target the city.

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Flick through a fashion magazine or scan footage of a runway show and you will see Akol's point - models born and raised in South Sudan, or those from the country's sizable diaspora, are everywhere.

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Dosanjh and a few others like him, however, have managed to mount it to a global level, their style speaking to both the Sikh diaspora as well as a broader audience.

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But despite the outpourings of sympathy following the shooting, the Israeli government seems increasingly isolated, with western allies and prominent members of the Jewish diaspora all voicing anger – and anguish – over the war in Gaza.

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Even though exit polls had given him victory, they did not include the all-important diaspora vote and Simion clung to the belief that he could still win.

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