diaspora

1. The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE). · The African diaspora caused a melding of cultures, both African cultures and Western ones, in many places.
2. Jews outside of the land of Israel. (informal)
3. The regions where such a dispersed group (especially the Jews) resides, taken collectively. · Jews in the diaspora often have a different perspective on anti-Semitism than Israeli Jews.
4. Any dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture.

Plural diasporas