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Diaspora vs dispersion

dispersion vs Diaspora

Diaspora and dispersion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Diaspora Yes No No No
dispersion Yes No No No
As nouns, dispersion is a hypernym of Diaspora; that is, dispersion is a word with a broader meaning than Diaspora:
  • Diaspora: 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
  • dispersion: spreading widely or driving off
Other hypernyms of Diaspora include scattering.
Diaspora (noun) dispersion (noun)
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 the act of dispersing or diffusing something
the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
spreading widely or driving off
Difference between Diaspora and dispersion

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