variants
or Diaspora
plural diasporas
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/Chinese diaspora
members of the Diaspora [=Jewish people throughout the world who do not live in Israel]
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“Diaspora.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/diaspora. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.
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