di‧as‧po‧ra /daɪˈæspərə/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Greek; Origin: diaspeirein 'to scatter']

1. the Diaspora the movement of the Jewish people away from ancient Palestine, to settle in other countries

2. the spreading of people from a national group or culture to other areas:
the African diaspora

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