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diaspora

[dahy-as-per-uh, dee-] / daɪˈæs pər ə, di- /
NOUN
the spreading out of a group of people
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The country has run a high-profile campaign inviting the African diaspora - particularly African-Americans - to visit the continent.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

There is a particular helplessness to diaspora I have never quite found the words for, though I keep trying.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

Broader estimates, which include people of Iranian descent, put the global Iranian diaspora between five million and eight million.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

So is the proud Iranian diaspora showing up en masse to mostly support Team Melli twice, in draws with New Zealand and Belgium.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Rumors spread like a diaspora of atoms in the knackery of the universe, always getting rendered into something else and something else.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

As a reporter, I knew enough about soccer culture to file stories from watch parties across Southern California’s cornucopia of diasporas every World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Excitement for the global soccer spectacle has progressively waned as countries with large diasporas in the city -- like Mexico and Egypt -- have been ejected.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

Gambling has long been a fixture in Black diasporas in America, cherished and bemoaned in equal parts, going back to the 18th century.

From Salon Feb. 8, 2026

Things were very different for this meeting, though, with a strong South Asian and Caribbean flavour to both sides reflecting the respective diasporas in the two North American countries.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2024

Money brokers are part of large Chinese diasporas in places like Europe, the United States and Latin America.

From Reuters Apr. 6, 2023




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