English Explanatory Dictionary

Diaspora

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The dispersion of the Jews from the land of Israel.
  2. The Jews so dispersed.
  3. A similar dispersion.
noun
  1. The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
  2. Jews outside of the land of Israel.
  3. The regions where such a dispersed group (especially the Jews) resides, taken collectively.
  4. Any dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture.

Pronunciation

/daɪˈæs.pə.ɹə/ /daɪˈæs.pɹə/ /daɪˈæs.pɚ.ə/ /diˈæs.pɚ.ə/ /diˈæs.pɹə/ En-us-diaspora.ogg /dajəs.porɑ/ /dajˈaspɵrɑ/

Word forms

Diaspora the Diaspora diasporas diasporae diasporai

Etymology

See diaspora.

Derived words

Afrodiaspora diasporal diasporan diasporated diasporation diasporism diasporite
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