diaspora

noun

1. The dispersion of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century B.C.E.).

2. (by extension) Any similar dispersion.

   Example “The African diaspora caused a melding of cultures, both African cultures and Western ones, in many places.”

3. (collective) A group so dispersed, especially Jews outside of the land of Israel.

4. The regions where such a dispersed group (especially the Jews) resides, taken collectively.

   Example “Jews in the diaspora often have a different perspective of anti-Semitism from Israeli Jews.”

5. Any dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture.