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

dispersion of the Jews from the land of Israel

• German: Golus

dispersion of a group of people — see diaspora

Further reading

• Diaspora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈaspoʁa/

• Audio:

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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