DIASPORA
\da͡ɪˈaspəɹə], \daɪˈaspəɹə], \d_aɪ__ˈa_s_p_ə_ɹ_ə]\
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the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)
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the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time
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the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel
By Princeton University
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Snake's-head
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