as in emigration
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a group of people who live outside the area in which they had lived for a long time or in which their ancestors lived
—usually singular
the art of the African diaspora
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Recent Examples of diaspora
For a country like Japan or Germany, with deep trade ties, large diasporas and decades of institutional relationship-building, social sentiment is one input among many.
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Frank Ahrens,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Earthwork artist Stan Herd assembled the group with Sajedah Andalsi, a KU student and Algerian American who had been instrumental in rallying the broader diaspora.
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Chris Dong,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Losing trust, finding solidarity With a diaspora of nearly 8 million people, the earthquake response has spread beyond Venezuelan borders.
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Tibisay Zea,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 June 2026
Hughton, whose father was Ghanaian, believes African countries need to keep tapping into their diaspora to improve their chances of success.
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Jay Harris,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
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Frank Ahrens,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Earthwork artist Stan Herd assembled the group with Sajedah Andalsi, a KU student and Algerian American who had been instrumental in rallying the broader diaspora.
—
Chris Dong,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Losing trust, finding solidarity With a diaspora of nearly 8 million people, the earthquake response has spread beyond Venezuelan borders.
—
Tibisay Zea,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 June 2026
Hughton, whose father was Ghanaian, believes African countries need to keep tapping into their diaspora to improve their chances of success.
—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for diaspora
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diaspora
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Oil-rich Venezuela, a country of 28 million that was long among the wealthiest nations in Latin America, has suffered a decade of economic decline and mass emigration.
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That turn is notable in a country that has prided itself on keeping the far right at the margins, and whose own history of colonization and emigration has generally made such politics a hard sell.
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Cue a mass exodus from Spain's two biggest cities in search of totality.
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Bailey Allen After the fireworks ended there was a mass exodus of guests leaving the Esplanade and flooding the streets of downtown Boston.
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Other variants can haul supplies over difficult terrain or serve as battlefield ambulances when casualties require evacuation.
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An insurance policy’s medical evacuation benefit typically gets you to the nearest adequate facility, not the hospital of your choice back home.
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“Diaspora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diaspora. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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