diaspora
pronunciation
How to pronounce diaspora in British English:
UK [daɪˈæspərə]
How to pronounce diaspora in American English:
US [ daɪˈæspərə]
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- Noun:
- the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel
- the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)
Word Origin
- diaspora
- diaspora: see sporadic
- diaspora (n.)
- 1876, from Greek diaspora "dispersion," from diaspeirein "to scatter about, disperse," from dia- "about, across" (see dia-) + speirein "to scatter" (see sprout). The Greek word was used in Septuagint in Deut. xxviii:25. A Hebrew word for it is galuth "exile." Related: Diasporic.
Example
- 1. Diaspora groups play an active part .
- 2. The armenian authorities and diaspora armenians with deep pockets are also interested .
- 3. The recent jewish diaspora from the marais is more than a matter of raised rents .
- 4. Foreign investors and the liberian diaspora are showing more interest .
- 5. The spike in diaspora consciousness also raises security issues .