DIASPORA


Meaning of DIASPORA in English

n. 1 (prec. by the) a the dispersion of the Jews among the Gentiles mainly in the 8th-6th c. BC. b Jews dispersed in this way. 2 (also diaspora) a any group of people similarly dispersed. b their dispersion. [Gk f. diaspeiro (as DIA-, speiro scatter)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.