diaspora

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'diaspora', 'Diaspora': /daɪˈæspərə/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/daɪˈæspərə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dī as′pər ə)

Di•as•po•ra n.

Judaism[proper noun;
usually: the + ~] the scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity.
[countable* diaspora] a scattering by a group from a country;
dispersion.

Di•as•po•ra n.

Judaismthe scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity.
Judaism(often l.c.) the body of Jews living in countries outside Palestine or modern Israel.
Judaismsuch countries collectively:the return of the Jews from the Diaspora.
(l.c.) any group migration or flight from a country or region;
dispersion.
(l.c.) any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland.
(l.c.) any religious group living as a minority among people of the prevailing religion.

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Diaspora /daɪˈæspərə/ n

- the dispersion of the Jews after the Babylonian and Roman conquests of Palestine
- the Jewish communities outside Israel
(often not capital) a dispersion or spreading, as of people originally belonging to one nation or having a common culture
Caribbean the descendants of Sub-Saharan African peoples living anywhere in the Western hemisphere

Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek: a scattering, from diaspeirein to disperse, from dia- + speirein to scatter, sow; see spore

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