diaspora

noun

the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)

the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel

the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel

Roots

diadia- · Greek · across, apart speireinspora- · Greek · to sow, scatter

Words related to diaspora

postexilian exilian exilicadj expatriatesn postexilicadj exilesn jewsn diaspore exodist expellee emigrationn demigrationn emigrational migrationist exilern expatn expatriatismn

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The word diaspora breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: dia-, from Greek dia (“across, apart”); and spora, from Greek speirein (“to sow, scatter”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.