diaspora | ||
1. | [ noun ] the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture) | |
Related terms: | distribution | |
2. | [ noun ] the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel | |
Related terms: | body | |
3. | [ noun ] 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 | |
Related terms: | dispersion | |
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disport disapproval discover dispraise disparate disparage disappear disbar disparager disapprove disparaging disk_brake disc_brake disapproved disafforest discoverer |