Synonyms of diasporas

diasporas

noun

plural of diaspora

as in emigrations

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

• emigrations
• exoduses
• evacuations
• flights
• withdrawals
• partings
• departures
• retirements
• goings
• embarkations
• retreats
• outgoes
• leaves
• leave-takings
• exits
• decampments
• farewells
• relinquishments
• egresses
• embarkments
• disembarkations
• abandonments

Dissimilar Words

• comings
• approaches
• entrances
• arrivals
• appearances
• ingresses
• advents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of diasporas

The marches to the matches showcased Toronto’s vibrant multiculturalism, as fans from various diasporas sang, cheered and celebrated together. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

The Norwegians, the Colombians, the Congolese, the diasporas of their fans traveling. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Not only do Brazilian fans love to travel to support their national team, but New Jersey is also home to one of the largest Brazilian diasporas in the country. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Almost overnight, a player from a country with the world’s 13th-largest population of about 113 million but with almost no professional tennis tradition is carrying one of the globe’s biggest diasporas from tournament to tournament. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

For a country like Japan or Germany, with deep trade ties, large diasporas and decades of institutional relationship-building, social sentiment is one input among many. — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

There’s an image of New York City, calcified in film, memoir, and newsprint, of a city built on a foundation of scruffy subcultures, especially those communities grounded in the city’s hundreds of distinct diasporas. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026

Media produced for and by diasporas – people displaced from their country of origin by choice or force – is a good source for contextualized and expert information about conflicts in their country of origin. — Andrea Hickerson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026

Connecticut is home to more than 100,000 Muslims from different diasporas, as well as recent arrivals from the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, united by the religion of Islam. — Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026