Meaning & use
diaspora
A large group of people from the same country or culture who have spread out and settled in other parts of the world.
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The Irish diaspora includes millions of people of Irish descent living abroad.
Members of the diaspora often send money home to support family still in their homeland.
A note on using this word
Pronounced dy-AS-per-uh, the word originally referred specifically to the scattering of the Jewish people, but is now used broadly for any dispersed community.
Words with a similar meaning
dispersionmigration
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