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Diaspora Definition & Meaning

diaspora
noun
  1. the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel
  2. the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time
  3. the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)

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What does diaspora mean?
the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)
What part of speech is diaspora?
Diaspora is a noun.
How many definitions does diaspora have?
Diaspora has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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