as in emigration
formal
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
Elba also called on the African diaspora to back efforts by himself and Abudu to incubate talent on the continent, and even shoot their own projects in Africa.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
On the other hand, speaking Spanish with a gringo accent could mark you as an outsider on the island, while not speaking English at all could be seen as backward in the diaspora.
—Héctor M. Varela Rios, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Danny Citrinowicz, a senior fellow at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies, said Hezbollah’s reach depends heavily on the region’s Lebanese diaspora.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Annual Black Food Festival The annual Black Food Festival brings together a culture of food, music and community from the African diaspora.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
On the other hand, speaking Spanish with a gringo accent could mark you as an outsider on the island, while not speaking English at all could be seen as backward in the diaspora.
—Héctor M. Varela Rios, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Danny Citrinowicz, a senior fellow at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies, said Hezbollah’s reach depends heavily on the region’s Lebanese diaspora.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Annual Black Food Festival The annual Black Food Festival brings together a culture of food, music and community from the African diaspora.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diaspora
Noun
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Tilbury Docks is a post-industrial wasteland of car parks, motorways and an old brick terminal whose walls are coated thick with the memory of emigration.—
David Greig
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Local culture is infused with goodbyes, says archivist Seonaid McDonald, who helped curate an exhibit at Lews Castle about emigration from the island.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But the organization had to recalibrate after DeWanna Bonner’s exodus and Caitlin Clark’s scratched sophomore year.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Here is a table of the corporate exodus from California since 2024, according to The California Book of Exoduses from California Policy Center.—
Tina Chen,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Follow evacuation instructions without delay.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In Burke County, officials issued voluntary evacuation notices in flood and landslide zones and sent firefighters door-to-door to get people moving, a spokesperson wrote in an email to the Observer.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Diaspora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diaspora. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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