Diaspora Definition
dī-ăspər-ə
noun
The dispersion of Jews outside of Israel from the sixth century bc , when they were exiled to Babylonia, until the present time.
American Heritage
The body of Jews or Jewish communities outside Palestine or modern Israel.
American Heritage
The dispersion of the Jews after the Babylonian Exile.
Webster's New World
The Jews thus dispersed.
Webster's New World
The places where they settled.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
The dispersion of the Jews from the land of Israel.
Wiktionary
The Jews so dispersed, taken collectively.
Wiktionary
A similar dispersion.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Diaspora
Noun
Singular:
Diaspora
Plural:
diasporasOrigin of Diaspora
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Greek diasporā dispersion from diaspeirein to spread about dia- apart dia– speirein to sow, scatter sper- in Indo-European roots
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”).
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See diaspora.
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