diasporic

[ dahy-uh-spawr-ik, ‑-spor-ik ]

adjective

1. Often Diasporic. of or relating to the Diaspora, the scattering of the Jews to countries outside Palestine after the Babylonian captivity:

   The diasporic book of Daniel celebrates Daniel's refusal to assimilate to the pressures of the gentile court in Babylon.

2. Often Diasporic. of, being, or relating to the body of Jews living in countries other than Israel, or those countries collectively:

   The Encyclopedia of Jewish Cultures provides a picture that encompasses Diasporic forms of Jewish existence, including the shift from sacredly imbued patterns to more secular ones.

3. Often Diasporic. of, being, or relating to any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland, either involuntarily or by migration:

   In recent years large numbers of people have fled from Kurdistan, and Kurds now make up a broad range of diasporic communities around the world.

4. relating to, characterized by, or arising from the social phenomenon of dispersion, constant mobility, and rootlessness:

   His poems project the turmoil of this particular fractured and diasporic moment, where the unsettled is the norm and all is in continuous flux.

Word History and Origins

Origin of diasporic¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; diaspor(a) ( def ) + -ic

Example Sentences

The show features two bodies of work that reveal ideas about displacement, migration and the diasporic histories of the Middle East and elsewhere.

From Seattle Times

Some of these preparations are rooted in regional Chinese or diasporic traditions, family customs or someone’s idiosyncratic taste, and each is different from the others.

From New York Times

But from a diasporic point of view, it’s more likely that Nora is inherently upset about a life she can barely remember due to choices her parents made on her behalf.

From Salon

At the TriBeCa nonprofit gallery Apexart, the exhibition “Build what we hate. Destroy what we love,” heralds the rise of a reverse diasporic culture flowing from the South American country.

From New York Times

I’ve really been thinking about navigation and our ability as diasporic people to find ourselves in space and place.

From Los Angeles Times