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Diaspora vs scattering

scattering vs Diaspora

Diaspora and scattering both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Diaspora Yes No No No
scattering Yes No No No
As nouns, scattering is a hypernym of Diaspora; that is, scattering 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
  • scattering: spreading widely or driving off
Other hypernyms of Diaspora include dispersion.
Diaspora (noun) scattering (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 scattering
spreading widely or driving off
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
Difference between Diaspora and scattering

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