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
In the same vein, the Nigerian diaspora continues to grow stronger and empower Nigeria’s own design community.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Featuring artists and music from across the Indian diaspora, Billboard India will cover the full spectrum of the country’s music ecosystem, including the dominance of film soundtracks, the explosive rise of independent artists, and the country’s global impact on streaming charts and numbers.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
Made in Africa is a monthly column by Rolling Stone staff writer Mankaprr Conteh that celebrates and interrogates the lives, concerns, and innovations of cultural workers of the African diaspora from their vantage point.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
International organizations and local fund-raising groups where the Jamaican diaspora resides abroad are among the groups jumping in to assist victims of Hurricane Melissa.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Featuring artists and music from across the Indian diaspora, Billboard India will cover the full spectrum of the country’s music ecosystem, including the dominance of film soundtracks, the explosive rise of independent artists, and the country’s global impact on streaming charts and numbers.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
Made in Africa is a monthly column by Rolling Stone staff writer Mankaprr Conteh that celebrates and interrogates the lives, concerns, and innovations of cultural workers of the African diaspora from their vantage point.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
International organizations and local fund-raising groups where the Jamaican diaspora resides abroad are among the groups jumping in to assist victims of Hurricane Melissa.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diaspora
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The country continues to grapple with hyperinflation, shortages, and mass emigration, with over seven million Venezuelans fleeing abroad.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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An analysis conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, or FRA, also concluded last year that more than half of respondents had either emigrated or considered emigration in the five years prior to the survey.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Business leaders say that such policies risk accelerating an exodus of companies, diminishing the city’s commercial tax base, and ultimately affecting services and jobs essential to millions of New Yorkers.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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For enslaved people, the Revolution was a fierce campaign to stage the largest exodus out of bondage since biblical times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Set in contemporary London, Fuze unfolds after an unexploded World War II bomb is unearthed at a busy construction site, forcing a massive citywide evacuation.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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During the 1993 Topanga Canyon fire, neighbor Sean Penn lost his home, and Madigan remembers the harrowing evacuation with her then 9-year-old, Lily.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Diaspora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diaspora. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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