diaspora
The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the…The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
» Algeria's largest diaspora is in France.
Meaning
4 senses(collective)The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
The African diaspora caused a melding of cultures, both African cultures and Western ones, in many places.
(broadly, informal)Jews outside of the land of Israel.
the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel
The regions where such a dispersed group (especially the Jews) resides, taken collectively.
Jews in the diaspora often have a different perspective on anti-Semitism than Israeli Jews.
Any dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture.
Diaspora
диа́спораdiáspora
діа́спораdiáspora
the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)
Examples
18 sentencesAlgeria's largest diaspora is in France.
Algeria's largest diaspora lives in France.
Algeria has a large diaspora community in France.
Is there an Algerian diaspora in Moscow?
There is a big Algerian diaspora in the UK.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διασπορᾱ́ (diasporā́, “dispersion”), from διασπείρω (Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διασπορᾱ́ (diasporā́, “dispersion”), from διασπείρω (diaspeírō, “to scatter”), from δια- (dia-, prefix indicating motion across or in all directions) + σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”).
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Forms
plural: diasporas / diasporae / diasporaiWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular