A dispersion of a group of people from their native land, commonly used in reference to the Jews
A dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture: "the diaspora of English into several mutually incomprehensible languages" (Randolph Quirk)
{i} Jewish exile, dispersion of the Jews to countries outside of Israel among the Gentiles (after the Babylonian captivity); term used today for the community of Jews living outside of Israel