Diaspora
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /daɪˈæs.pə.ɹə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Diaspora is a noun meaning (by extension, informal) Jews outside of the land of Israel.
Meaning
(by extension, informal) Jews outside of the land of Israel.
More Meanings
- The regions where such a dispersed group (especially the Jews) resides, taken collectively.
- Any dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture.
- (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).
Example Sentences
Jews in the diaspora often have a different perspective on anti-Semitism than Israeli Jews.
The African diaspora caused a melding of cultures, both African cultures and Western ones, in many places.
Small wonder that there should have been in recent years fresh talk of the diaspora of English into several mutually incomprehensible languages
We're going to use her to train young people in the skills of maintaining these machines, and encourage the Indian diaspora in this country to get involved in our hobby of steam railways.
Word Forms
- diasporas
- diasporae
- diasporai
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abroad, emigrant, foreigner, expatriate, dispersion, scattering.
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