diaspora
Syllables: di·a·spo·raUK/daɪˈæs.pə.ɹə//daɪˈæs.pɚ.ə/
diaspora 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).
Noun
diaspora (plural diasporas or diasporae or diasporai)
- The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
- The African diaspora caused a melding of cultures, both African cultures and Western ones, in many places.
- This scattering abrode of the Iewes, as it were an heauenly sowing, fell out after their returne from the captiuitie of Babylon. Wherevpon both Acts. 2. and also 1. Pet. 1. and 1. Iam. ver. 1. [sic] they are called Diaspora, that is, a scattering or sowing abrode.1594, Lambert Daneau, A Fruitfull Commentarie Vpon the Twelue Small Prophets, page 1042
- Jews outside of the land of Israel.
- The regions where such a dispersed group (especially the Jews) resides, taken collectively.
- Jews in the diaspora often have a different perspective on anti-Semitism than Israeli Jews.
- Any dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture.
- Small wonder that there should have been in recent years fresh talk of the diaspora of English into several mutually incomprehensible languages1988, Joseph Foley, New Englishes: the case of Singapore, page 1
Proper noun capitalized: Diaspora
the Diaspora
- The dispersion of the Jews from the land of Israel.
- According to the still common Israeli definition of a Zionist as one who views the Diaspora negatively and considers the settlement of Jews in Israel as essential, the vast majority of American Jews would not be considered Zionists.1996, Gal Allon, Allon Gal, Jerold S. Auerbach, Envisioning Israel: The Changing Ideals and Images of North American Jews, page 151
- The Jews so dispersed.
- A similar dispersion.
diaspora meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
diaspora in Hindi
- dispersion of any group of people
- विकीर्णन vikīrṇan
diaspora in Tamil
- புலம்பெயர்தல், சிதறிப்பரவல், புலம்பெயர் சமூகம்
diaspora in Urdu
- بکھراؤ, انتشار
diaspora in Arabic
- dispersion of the Jews
- شَتَات يَهُودِي šatāt yahūdī
- dispersion of any group of people
- شَتَات šatāt, جالِية jāliya, مَهْجَر mahjar
More languagesFewer languages
- diaspora in Indonesian
- diaspora
- diaspora in Vietnamese
- cộng đồng hải ngoại
Examples of diaspora in a sentence
- While the Khalistani ideology lost resonance in India, it remained more alive in the diaspora.
- He resided in Astrakhan, and organized his ultraradical group among the Dagestani diaspora in that area.
- The intraregional distribution of a new Georgian diaspora in countries of immigration becomes more diversified.
Forms of diaspora
| plural | diasporas |
|---|---|
| plural | diasporae |
| plural | diasporai |
| alternative form | Diaspora |
Origin of diaspora
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διασπορᾱ́ (diasporā́, “dispersion”), from διασπείρω (diaspeírō, “to scatter”), from δια- (dia-, prefix indicating motion across or in all directions) + σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”).
See diaspora.
Words formed from diaspora
Questions about diaspora
- What does diaspora mean?
- 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).
- What is diaspora in Hindi?
- Diaspora in Hindi is विकीर्णन (vikīrṇan). See Diaspora meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is diaspora?
- Diaspora can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce diaspora?
- Diaspora is pronounced /daɪˈæs.pə.ɹə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of diaspora?
- The plural of diaspora is diasporas.
Words near diaspora in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: diaspora (page history and authors); Diaspora (page history and authors); diaspora (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Diaspora (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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