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diaspora

[dahy-as-per-uh, dee-] / daɪˈæs pər ə, di- /
NOUN
the spreading out of a group of people
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The six Arab Gulf monarchies are home to a Persian diaspora of more than a million people.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Republicans in turn have capitalized on González-Colón’s rise as she helped bolster GOP support among the Puerto Rican diaspora and other Latino voters on the mainland.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

The petition that led to the family’s detention amassed more than 140,000 signatures, with many identifying themselves as members of the Iranian diaspora in the U.S.,

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Loaiza is also hoping for a revival of "nostalgia tourism" for diaspora members.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The black diaspora was not just our own world but, in so many ways, the Western world itself.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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