Pronunciations

Definitions

• n. The extensive settlement of Jews outside the Land of Israel after the Babylonian Exile in 586 BCE.
  

• n. Jewish communities and their residents who live outside of the State of Israel.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• English

Etymology

• Greek diaspeirein 'to scatter about, dispersion'
  

Who Uses This

• Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
• Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

Regions

• Australia / New Zealand

Dictionaries

• The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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Alternative Spellings

Diasporah