# diaspora
## English
### Alternative forms

* Diaspora (in certain senses)

### Etymology

From Ancient Greek διασπορᾱ́ (diasporā́, “dispersion”), from διασπείρω (diaspeírō, “to scatter”), from δια- (dia-, prefix indicating motion across or in all directions) + σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /daɪˈæs.pə.ɹə/, /daɪˈæs.pɹə/
* (General American) IPA: /daɪˈæs.pɚ.ə/, /daɪˈæs.pɹə/, /diˈæs.pɚ.ə/, /diˈæs.pɹə/
** Audio (General American):(file)
* (Indic) IPA: /ˈdajasˌpoːɾaː/
* Hyphenation: di‧a‧spo‧ra

### Noun

diaspora (plural diasporas or diasporae or diasporai)
* (collective) The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
    The African diaspora caused a melding of cultures, both African cultures and Western ones, in many places.
** 1594, Lambert Daneau, A Fruitfull Commentarie Vpon the Twelue Small Prophets‎, page 1042:This scattering abrode of the Iewes, as it were an heauenly sowing, fell out after their returne from the captiuitie of Babylon. Wherevpon both Acts. 2. and also 1. Pet. 1. and 1. Iam. ver. 1. [sic] they are called Diaspora, that is, a scattering or sowing abrode.
** 2023 July 12, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Saved: Trust protects Adrian Shooter's legacy”, in RAIL, number 987, page 29:We're going to use her to train young people in the skills of maintaining these machines, and encourage the Indian diaspora in this country to get involved in our hobby of steam railways.
* (by extension, informal) Jews outside of the land of Israel.
* The regions where such a dispersed group (especially the Jews) resides, taken collectively.
    Jews in the diaspora often have a different perspective on anti-Semitism than Israeli Jews.
* Any dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture.
** 1988, Joseph Foley, New Englishes: the case of Singapore, page 1:Small wonder that there should have been in recent years fresh talk of the diaspora of English into several mutually incomprehensible languages

#### Hyponyms

* Afrodiaspora
* Diaspora

#### Derived terms

* Afrodiaspora
* diasporal
* diasporan
* diasporism
* diasporite

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: ディアスポラ (diasupora)
* → Korean: 디아스포라 (diaseupora)

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ “diaspora”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
* ↑ “diaspora”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

### Further reading

* diaspora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Jewish diaspora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* “diaspora”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
* diaspora in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
* William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “diaspora”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From diasporo +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [diasˈpora]
* Rhymes: -ora
* Hyphenation: di‧as‧po‧ra

### Adjective

diaspora (accusative singular diasporan, plural diasporaj, accusative plural diasporajn)
* diasporic

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek διασπορᾱ́ (diasporā́).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdiɑˌsporɑ/, [ˈdiɑ̝ˌs̠po̞rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -orɑ
* Hyphenation: dia‧spora, di‧as‧po‧ra

### Noun

diaspora
* diaspora

#### Declension

Possessive forms of diaspora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
diasporani
diasporani
accusative
nom.
diasporani
diasporani
gen.
diasporani
genitive
diasporani
diasporieni diasporaini $^{rare}$
partitive
diasporaani
diasporiani
inessive
diasporassani
diasporissani
elative
diasporastani
diasporistani
illative
diasporaani
diasporiini
adessive
diasporallani
diasporillani
ablative
diasporaltani
diasporiltani
allative
diasporalleni
diasporilleni
essive
diasporanani
diasporinani
translative
diasporakseni
diasporikseni
abessive
diasporattani
diasporittani
instructive
comitative
—diasporineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
diasporasi
diasporasi
accusative
nom.
diasporasi
diasporasi
gen.
diasporasi
genitive
diasporasi
diasporiesi diasporaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
diasporaasi
diasporiasi
inessive
diasporassasi
diasporissasi
elative
diasporastasi
diasporistasi
illative
diasporaasi
diasporiisi
adessive
diasporallasi
diasporillasi
ablative
diasporaltasi
diasporiltasi
allative
diasporallesi
diasporillesi
essive
diasporanasi
diasporinasi
translative
diasporaksesi
diasporiksesi
abessive
diasporattasi
diasporittasi
instructive
comitative
—diasporinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
diasporamme
diasporamme
accusative
nom.
diasporamme
diasporamme
gen.
diasporamme
genitive
diasporamme
diasporiemme diasporaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
diasporaamme
diasporiamme
inessive
diasporassamme
diasporissamme
elative
diasporastamme
diasporistamme
illative
diasporaamme
diasporiimme
adessive
diasporallamme
diasporillamme
ablative
diasporaltamme
diasporiltamme
allative
diasporallemme
diasporillemme
essive
diasporanamme
diasporinamme
translative
diasporaksemme
diasporiksemme
abessive
diasporattamme
diasporittamme
instructive
comitative
—diasporinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
diasporanne
diasporanne
accusative
nom.
diasporanne
diasporanne
gen.
diasporanne
genitive
diasporanne
diasporienne diasporainne $^{rare}$
partitive
diasporaanne
diasporianne
inessive
diasporassanne
diasporissanne
elative
diasporastanne
diasporistanne
illative
diasporaanne
diasporiinne
adessive
diasporallanne
diasporillanne
ablative
diasporaltanne
diasporiltanne
allative
diasporallenne
diasporillenne
essive
diasporananne
diasporinanne
translative
diasporaksenne
diasporiksenne
abessive
diasporattanne
diasporittanne
instructive
comitative
—diasporinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
diasporansa
diasporansa
accusative
nom.
diasporansa
diasporansa
gen.
diasporansa
genitive
diasporansa
diasporiensa diasporainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
diasporaansa
diasporiaan diasporiansa
inessive
diasporassaan diasporassansa
diasporissaan diasporissansa
elative
diasporastaan diasporastansa
diasporistaan diasporistansa
illative
diasporaansa
diasporiinsa
adessive
diasporallaan diasporallansa
diasporillaan diasporillansa
ablative
diasporaltaan diasporaltansa
diasporiltaan diasporiltansa
allative
diasporalleen diasporallensa
diasporilleen diasporillensa
essive
diasporanaan diasporanansa
diasporinaan diasporinansa
translative
diasporakseen diasporaksensa
diasporikseen diasporiksensa
abessive
diasporattaan diasporattansa
diasporittaan diasporittansa
instructive
comitative
—diasporineen diasporinensa :

#### Derived terms

* diasporaseurakunta

### Further reading

* “diaspora”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* rapsodia

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /djas.pɔ.ʁa/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

diaspora f (plural diasporas)
* diaspora

### Further reading

* “diaspora”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* parodias

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek διασπορά (diasporá, “dispersion”), from διασπείρω (diaspeírō, “to scatter”), from δια- (dia-, prefix indicating motion across or in all directions) + σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [diasˈpora]
* Hyphenation: di‧as‧po‧ra

### Noun

diaspora (plural diaspora-diaspora)
* (politics, government) diaspora

### Further reading

* “diaspora” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /diˈa.spo.ra/, /ˈdja.spo.ra/
* Rhymes: -aspora
* Hyphenation: di‧à‧spo‧ra, dià‧spo‧ra

### Noun

diaspora f (plural diaspore)
* diaspora (all senses)

### References

* ↑ diaspora in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* Paradiso, paradiso, rapsodia

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

diaspora c
* diaspora (all senses)

#### Declension
### References

* diaspora in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* diaspora in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* diaspora in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)