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Meaning
Noun
●
In Human migration & Sociology:
The
dispersion
of
th
e Jews among
th
e Gentiles after
th
e Babylonian
captivity
(6th
century
BCE).
●
In Human migration & Sociology:
Any
similar
dispersion.
●
In Sociology:
A group so
dispersed
, especially Jews
outside of
the
land
of Israel.
●
In Sociology:
The
regions
where such a
dispersed
group (especially the Jews)
resides
,
taken
collectively.
●
In Human migration & Sociology:
Any
dispersion
of an
originally
homogeneous
entity
, such as
a language
or culture.
Name
●
The
dispersion
of the Jews from the
land
of Israel.
●
The Jews so dispersed.
●
A
similar
dispersion.
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Origin
diaspora
English
διασπορά
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
διασπείρω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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