Diaspora

See also: diaspora and diáspora

English

Etymology

See diaspora.

Pronunciation

See diaspora.

Proper noun

the Diaspora

  1. The dispersion of the Jews from the land of Israel.
  2. The Jews so dispersed, taken collectively.
  3. A similar dispersion.

Usage notes

  • (similar dispersion): In this sense the term is frequently qualified, for example as “the African Diaspora”.

Translations


German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈaspoʀa/
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Noun

Diaspora f (genitive Diaspora, plural Diasporas)

  1. Diaspora

Further reading

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