Diaspora meaning
The definition of a diaspora is the dispersion of people from their homeland or a community formed by people who have exited or been removed from their homeland.
An example of a diaspora is the 6th century exile of Jews from outside Israel to Babylon.
An example of a diaspora is a community of Jewish people settled together after they were dispersed from another land.
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Any scattering of people with a common origin, background, beliefs, etc.
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The dispersion of Jews outside of Israel from the sixth century bc , when they were exiled to Babylonia, until the present time.
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A dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture.
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Any similar dispersion.
The African diaspora caused a melding of cultures, both African cultures and Western ones, in many places.
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The body of Jews or Jewish communities outside Palestine or modern Israel.
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The regions where such a dispersed group (especially the Jews) resides, taken collectively.
Jews in the diaspora often have a different perspective of anti-Semitism from Israeli Jews.
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The Jews so dispersed, taken collectively.
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Origin of diaspora
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Ancient Greek διασπορά (diaspora, “dispersion”), from διασπείρω (diaspeirō, “I scatter”), from διά (dia, “across”) + σπείρω (speirō, “I sow”).
From Wiktionary
- See diaspora.
From Wiktionary