Select the NEAREST CORRECT MEANING of the given word:DIASPORA
Correct answer: B. Dispersion
- A. Gathering
- B. Dispersion
- C. Alliance
- D. Animosity
Explanation
Diaspora means the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland. "The diaspora of boat people from Asia". People who have spread or been dispersed from their homeland. "The Latin American diaspora has spread across the United States". The dispersion of the Jewish people beyond Israel. "A secular interpretation of Jewish history in antiquity and during the Diaspora".
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