Diaspora

See also: diaspora, diasporă, diaspóra, and diáspora

English

Etymology

See diaspora.

Proper noun

the Diaspora

  1. The dispersion of the Jews from the land of Israel.
    • 1996, Gal Allon, Allon Gal, Jerold S. Auerbach, Envisioning Israel: The Changing Ideals and Images of North American Jews, page 151:
      According to the still common Israeli definition of a Zionist as one who views the Diaspora negatively and considers the settlement of Jews in Israel as essential, the vast majority of American Jews would not be considered Zionists.
  2. (collective) The Jews so dispersed.
  3. (by extension) A similar dispersion.

Usage notes

  • (similar dispersion): In this sense the term is frequently qualified, for example as “the African Diaspora”.

Translations

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈaspoʁa/
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Noun

Diaspora f (genitive Diaspora, plural Diasporas)

  1. diaspora

Declension

Declension of Diaspora [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Diaspora die Diasporas
genitive einer der Diaspora der Diasporas
dative einer der Diaspora den Diasporas
accusative eine die Diaspora die Diasporas

Further reading

  • “Diaspora” in Duden online
  • “Diaspora” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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