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plural diasporas or diasporae or diasporai
(historical) The dispersion of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
(by extension) Any similar dispersion. quotations examples
We're going to use her to train young people in the skills of maintaining these machines, and encourage the Indian diaspora in this country to get involved in our hobby of steam railways.
2023 July 12, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Saved: Trust protects Adrian Shooter's legacy”, in RAIL, number 987, page 29
(collective) A group so dispersed, especially Jews outside of the land of Israel. examples
The regions where such a dispersed group (especially the Jews) resides, taken collectively. examples
Any dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture. quotations examples
Small wonder that there should have been in recent years fresh talk of the diaspora of English into several mutually incomprehensible languages
1988, Joseph Foley, New Englishes: the case of Singapore, page 1