Synonyms of diaspora

diaspora

noun

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

Related Words

• emigration
• exodus
• evacuation
• flight
• retirement
• departure
• departing
• withdrawal
• exiting
• quitting
• parting
• decamping
• retreat
• going
• decampment
• leave
• outgo
• exit
• embarkation
• lighting out
• leave-taking
• walking out
• farewell
• egress
• disembarkation
• running away
• embarkment
• forsaking
• relinquishment
• abandonment

Dissimilar Words

• coming
• approach
• entrance
• arrival
• appearance
• ingress
• advent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of diaspora

The biggest diaspora wave arrived as families fled the Iranian Revolution in 1979. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

But with the growth of the diaspora from 32,600 in 1980 to nearly 680,000 today, Pakistani restaurants are increasingly feeling the glow of the spotlight. — Maryam Jillani, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

This summer, my wife and I started a group chat to share details of our daily lives with family members in Gaza and in the diaspora. — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026

The effort comes as the community remembers the wound the attacks left on New York City's Jewish diaspora thousands of miles away. — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026