Meanings
diasporic1
adjectivediasporic (comparative more diasporic, superlative most diasporic)
comparative more diasporic · superlative most diasporic
- geographyOf, pertaining to, or containing diaspore
diasporic2
adjectivediasporic (comparative more diasporic, superlative most diasporic)
comparative more diasporic · superlative most diasporic
- Of or pertaining to the dispersion of the Jews from the land of Israel, a similar dispersion, or a people so dispersed. See diaspora.
- Of or relating to any diaspora.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
diasporic · adjective
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
- Proto-Indo-European*sper-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéryeti
- Proto-Hellenic*spéřřō
- Ancient Greekσπείρω (speírō)
- Ancient Greekδιασπείρω (diaspeírō)
- Ancient Greekδιασπορᾱ́ (diasporā́)
- Englishdiaspora
- Englishdiasporic
Translations
Esperanto diaspora
- diasporapertaining to a diaspora
French diasporique
- diasporiquepertaining to a diaspora
Italian diasporico
- diasporicopertaining to a diaspora
Polish diasporyczny
- diasporycznypertaining to a diaspora
Portuguese diaspórico
- diaspóricopertaining to a diaspora
Yiddish גלותדיק
- גלותדיק (golesdik)pertaining to a diaspora
Cite this entry
APA
diasporic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diasporic
MLA
“diasporic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diasporic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diasporic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diasporic.
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