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Meaning of diaspora

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

diaspora

Pronunciation:/daɪˈæspəɹə//daɪˈæspəɹə/

noun

Definitions

  1. The dispersion of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century B.C.E.).

  2. (by extension) Any similar dispersion.

    Example: The African diaspora caused a melding of cultures, both African cultures and Western ones, in many places.

  3. (collective) A group so dispersed, especially Jews outside of the land of Israel.

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

    Example: Jews in the diaspora often have a different perspective of anti-Semitism from Israeli Jews.