Plural of diaspora

Forms of diaspora

Diasporas and diasporae in a sentence

• Beginning in antiquity, it narrates wars, wanderings, the diasporae, rebellions, persecutions, individual and collective triumphs and survivals.1966, Publishers Weekly, volume 189, page 81, column 2. From the entry diasporae
• Several of the nations consist solely of diasporae.1942, C. A. Macartney, “Chap. I. The Danube Valley”, in Problems of the Danube Basin, Cambridge at the Cambridge University Press, page 5. From the entry diasporae
• From this time date the diasporae of all the Eastern peoples—Jews, Syrians, Persians, Egyptians—which became so active in proselytizing propaganda in the Roman Empire.1928, S. Angus, The Mystery-Religions: A Study in the Religious Background of Early Christianity, republication of the second edition…. From the entry diasporae
• Diasporai have existed in history far longer than nation-states, yet confound most social scientists because they are neither spatially nor temporally fixed.1994, Michael George Hanchard, “Chapter One: Racial Politics”, in Orpheus and Power: The Movimento Negro of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo…. From the entry diasporai

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.

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Questions about the plural of diaspora

What is the plural of diaspora?

The plural of diaspora is diasporas, diasporae or diasporai.

Which is correct, diasporas or diasporae?

Both are used. diasporas is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is diaspora countable?

Diaspora is a countable noun.