English vocabulary · C1
Diaspora
/daɪˈæspərə/ · n.
A diaspora is people from one home who now live in many far places. They may be far away, but they still feel close to that home.
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Example sentences
- The diaspora kept its songs alive.
- Her family is part of the Korean diaspora.
Word origin and roots
from Greek
- dia — across (from Greek)
- spora — scatter (from Greek)
Synonyms and nuances
- EXILE — made to leave home (Away From Home)
- SPREAD — going to many places (Many Places)
- SCATTERING — moving far from each other (Far Apart)
Words with the same root
spora — scatter
- spore — a tiny seed-like cell
- disperse — move apart
- dispersion — spreading apart
Lesson notes
A diaspora is people from one home who now live in many far places. They may be far away, but they still feel close to that home.
Related: exile, spread, scattering. Use diaspora when people from one home live in many far places.
The diaspora kept its songs alive. Her family is part of the Korean diaspora.
From Greek. Dia means across. Spora means scatter. A diaspora is people scattered across many places.