Complete Definition of "Diaspora"

English

Etymology
From Gk. diaspora, from diaspeirein to scatter about, disperse, from dia- about, across + speirein to scatter.

Noun
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Diaspora

  1. A dispersion of a group of people from their native land, commonly used in reference to the Jews.
  2. The Jews that were scattered among the Gentiles after Babylonian captivity
  3. A dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture: �the diaspora of English into several mutually incomprehensible languages� (Randolph Quirk)

Translations
trans-top|dispersion of a group of people
Hebrew: ���ת (galut) f
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Chinese: �太人���, �太人��� (yóu tài rén sàn jū de)
German: Diaspora#German|Diaspora f
Greek: �ια��ο�ά f
Estonian: diasporaa, hajala
Japanese: ��
Spanish: diáspora f
Turkish: diaspora

Category:Sociology


German
wikipedia|lang=de

Noun
de-noun-f|plural=Diasporas

  1. Diaspora#English|Diaspora

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