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 Black people across the diaspora, fashion is self-preservation.
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 5 May 2025
Enhancing the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of treatment delivery, investing in health care workers and infrastructure, leveraging advances in technology, and engaging the diaspora to invest in the ecosystem will expedite this transition to full self-sufficiency.
—Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, Time, 8 May 2025
What To Know Trump's move to terminate key protections for Venezuelan migrants has fractured the Venezuelan diaspora in South Florida.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Photos: Met Gala 2025 celebrates Black style This year, the dress code is about tailoring and suiting as interpreted through the history and meaning of Black dandyism across the Atlantic diaspora.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 5 May 2025
Enhancing the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of treatment delivery, investing in health care workers and infrastructure, leveraging advances in technology, and engaging the diaspora to invest in the ecosystem will expedite this transition to full self-sufficiency.
—Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, Time, 8 May 2025
What To Know Trump's move to terminate key protections for Venezuelan migrants has fractured the Venezuelan diaspora in South Florida.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Photos: Met Gala 2025 celebrates Black style This year, the dress code is about tailoring and suiting as interpreted through the history and meaning of Black dandyism across the Atlantic diaspora.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diaspora
Noun
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The Russian government does not keep comprehensive statistics on emigration, but the research platform Re: Russia has estimated that 820,000 to 920,000 people left Russia between February 24, 2022, and July 2023.—
Alexander Cooley,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Apr. 2025
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In turn, Venezuela would agree to slow emigration or maybe take back millions of migrants deported from the U.S.—
Marc Caputo,
Axios,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The economy, one of the reasons for the exodus of up to 8 million Venezuelans in recent years, is in shambles.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2025
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And yes, some gang members used the exodus to sneak into America.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Either there was some human error along the chain of command issuing evacuations or there was some type of technical error in sending the alerts.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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To receive updates for your evacuation zones, please visit Genasys Project.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2025
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“Diaspora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diaspora. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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