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diaspora in Arabic

شَتَات يَهُودِي šatāt yahūdī

UK/daɪˈæs.pə.ɹə//daɪˈæs.pɚ.ə/

diaspora in Arabic: شَتَات يَهُودِي (šatāt yahūdī), شَتَات (šatāt), جالِية (jāliya), مَهْجَر (mahjar). In English, diaspora means the dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).

Arabic words for diaspora

dispersion of the Jews
شَتَات يَهُودِي šatāt yahūdī
dispersion of any group of people
شَتَات šatāt, جالِية jāliya, مَهْجَر mahjar

English meaning of diaspora

  1. noun 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. noun Jews outside of the land of Israel.
  3. noun The regions where such a dispersed group (especially the Jews) resides, taken collectively.
  4. noun Any dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture.

Full definition of diaspora

diaspora in a sentence

  • The African diaspora caused a melding of cultures, both African cultures and Western ones, in many places.
  • Jews in the diaspora often have a different perspective on anti-Semitism than Israeli Jews.

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Questions about diaspora in Arabic

What is the meaning of diaspora in Arabic?
Diaspora in Arabic is شَتَات يَهُودِي (šatāt yahūdī), شَتَات (šatāt), جالِية (jāliya), مَهْجَر (mahjar).
ما معنى كلمة diaspora؟
Diaspora: شَتَات يَهُودِي (šatāt yahūdī), شَتَات (šatāt), جالِية (jāliya), مَهْجَر (mahjar).
What does diaspora mean in English?
Diaspora means the dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).

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