diaspora

noun

Definition of diasporanext
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

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Recent Examples of diaspora Wherever 21-year-old Filipina rising star Alexandra Eala plays, a Filipino diaspora packs the stands with flags and Tagalog chants, giving her a home-court edge. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Losing trust, finding solidarity With a diaspora of nearly 8 million people, the earthquake response has spread beyond Venezuelan borders. — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026 Earthwork artist Stan Herd assembled the group with Sajedah Andalsi, a KU student and Algerian American who had been instrumental in rallying the broader diaspora. — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026 The growing focus on Tren de Aragua carries particular significance in South Florida, home to the country’s largest Venezuelan diaspora and a region where concerns over migration, crime and national security frequently intersect. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for diaspora
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diaspora
  1. emigration
  2. exodus
  3. evacuation
Noun
  • Oil-rich Venezuela, a country of 28 million that was long among the wealthiest nations in Latin America, has suffered a decade of economic decline and mass emigration.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • That turn is notable in a country that has prided itself on keeping the far right at the margins, and whose own history of colonization and emigration has generally made such politics a hard sell.
    — Donathan L. Brown, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
Definition of emigration
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  • Cue a mass exodus from Spain's two biggest cities in search of totality.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 5 July 2026
  • Bailey Allen After the fireworks ended there was a mass exodus of guests leaving the Esplanade and flooding the streets of downtown Boston.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of exodus
Noun
  • Other variants can haul supplies over difficult terrain or serve as battlefield ambulances when casualties require evacuation.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
  • An insurance policy’s medical evacuation benefit typically gets you to the nearest adequate facility, not the hospital of your choice back home.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of evacuation

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“Diaspora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diaspora. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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