diaspora

CEFRC1

/daɪˈæs.pə.ɹə/

noun

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The Jews so dispersed.
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 regions where such a dispersed group (especially the Jews) resides, taken collectively.

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

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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
Small wonder that there should have been in recent years fresh talk of the diaspora of English into several mutually incomprehensible languages
1988, Joseph Foley, New Englishes: the case of Singapore, page 1
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
We're going to use her to train young people in the skills of maintaining these machines, and encourage the Indian diaspora in this country to get involved in our hobby of steam railways.
2023 July 12, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Saved: Trust protects Adrian Shooter's legacy”, in RAIL, number 987, page 29

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