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diaspora
OXFORD DICTIONARY
diaspora, n.
1 (prec. by the) a the dispersion of the Jews among the Gentiles mainly in the 8th-6th c. BC. b Jews dispersed in this way.
2 (also diaspora) a any group of people similarly dispersed. b their dispersion.
1 (prec. by the) a the dispersion of the Jews among the Gentiles mainly in the 8th-6th c. BC. b Jews dispersed in this way.
2 (also diaspora) a any group of people similarly dispersed. b their dispersion.
Etymology
Gk f. diaspeiro (as DIA-, speiro scatter)
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