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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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What distinguishes Tsion Cafe is that its food represents the Jewish diaspora from Ethiopia, a group that numbers over 175,000 in Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

She and Zihan were among some 500 people - mostly Chinese diaspora - who piled into an auditorium recently in Singapore.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The U.S. has provided Jews with the most welcoming home, apart from Israel, that they have known through their long diaspora.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

"That's something among Iranian diaspora that I see accelerating," she said.

From Barron's

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

As a reporter, I knew enough about soccer culture to file stories from watch parties across Southern California’s cornucopia of diasporas every World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

In the 19th and 20th centuries, it helped the city become a bustling metropolis, home to sizable European diasporas and a distinct cosmopolitan culture.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

Gambling has long been a fixture in Black diasporas in America, cherished and bemoaned in equal parts, going back to the 18th century.

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026

It was these diasporas that would offer a foothold to the game in America.

From BBC ● May 29, 2024

Canada, home to one of the world's largest Ukrainian diasporas, is a vocal supporter of Kyiv.

From Reuters ● Sep. 17, 2023




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