Word of the Day: Diaspora

Phonetic: /di·as·po·ra/

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition

the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland.
“his parents were part of the Scots diaspora”
people who have spread or been dispersed from their homeland.
“the Latin American diaspora has spread across the United States”
the dispersion of the Jewish people beyond Israel in biblical times.
“a secular interpretation of Jewish history in antiquity and during the Diaspora”