diaspora

noun/daɪˈæspərə/

Frequency rank: #8,100 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a group of people who have spread or been dispersed from their original homeland to other parts of the world.

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Example sentence

Many members of the Irish diaspora settled in cities like Boston and New York during the 19th century.

Synonyms & related words

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