diaspora
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- Diaspora (in certain senses)
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek διασπορᾱ́ (diasporā́, “dispersion”), from διασπείρω (diaspeírō, “to scatter”), from δια- (dia-, prefix indicating motion across or in all directions) + σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /daɪˈæs.pə.ɹə/, /daɪˈæs.pɹə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /daɪˈæs.pɚ.ə/, /daɪˈæs.pɹə/, /diˈæs.pɚ.ə/, /diˈæs.pɹə/[1][2]
Audio (GA) (file)
- Hyphenation: di‧a‧spo‧ra
Noun edit
diaspora (plural diasporas or diasporae or diasporai)
- (historical) The dispersion of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
- (by extension) Any similar dispersion.
- The African diaspora caused a melding of cultures, both African cultures and Western ones, in many places.
- 2023 July 12, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Saved: Trust protects Adrian Shooter's legacy”, in RAIL, number 987, page 29:
- We're going to use her to train young people in the skills of maintaining these machines, and encourage the Indian diaspora in this country to get involved in our hobby of steam railways.
- (collective) A group so dispersed, especially Jews outside of the land of Israel.
- The regions where such a dispersed group (especially the Jews) resides, taken collectively.
- Jews in the diaspora often have a different perspective on anti-Semitism from Israeli Jews.
- Any dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture.
- 1988, Joseph Foley, New Englishes: the case of Singapore, page 1:
- Small wonder that there should have been in recent years fresh talk of the diaspora of English into several mutually incomprehensible languages
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References edit
- ^ “diaspora”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “diaspora”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading edit
- diaspora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Jewish diaspora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “diaspora”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- diaspora in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- “diaspora”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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Adjective edit
diaspora (accusative singular diasporan, plural diasporaj, accusative plural diasporajn)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek διασπορᾱ́ (diasporā́).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
diaspora
Declension edit
Inflection of diaspora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | diaspora | diasporat | ||
genitive | diasporan | diasporien | ||
partitive | diasporaa | diasporia | ||
illative | diasporaan | diasporiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | diaspora | diasporat | ||
accusative | nom. | diaspora | diasporat | |
gen. | diasporan | |||
genitive | diasporan | diasporien diasporainrare | ||
partitive | diasporaa | diasporia | ||
inessive | diasporassa | diasporissa | ||
elative | diasporasta | diasporista | ||
illative | diasporaan | diasporiin | ||
adessive | diasporalla | diasporilla | ||
ablative | diasporalta | diasporilta | ||
allative | diasporalle | diasporille | ||
essive | diasporana | diasporina | ||
translative | diasporaksi | diasporiksi | ||
abessive | diasporatta | diasporitta | ||
instructive | — | diasporin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “diaspora”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
diaspora f (plural diasporas)
Further reading edit
- “diaspora”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek διασπορά (diasporá, “dispersion”), from διασπείρω (diaspeírō, “to scatter”), from δια- (dia-, prefix indicating motion across or in all directions) + σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
diaspora (first-person possessive diasporaku, second-person possessive diasporamu, third-person possessive diasporanya)
Further reading edit
- “diaspora” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian edit
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Noun edit
diaspora f (plural diaspore)
- diaspora (all senses)
References edit
- ^ diaspora in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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diaspora c
- diaspora (all senses)
Declension edit
Declension of diaspora | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | diaspora | diasporan | diasporor | diaspororna |
Genitive | diasporas | diasporans | diasporors | diasporornas |