diaspora

/daɪˈæs.pə.ɹə/· noun

政治/社会C1

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Chinese meaning

侨民;散居族群

离lí散sàn他tā乡xiāng的de族zú群qún

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Example

According to the National Election Commission, about 142,000 people are registered to vote in the tiny African state’s elections, approximately 15% of whom live in the diaspora.

据国家选举委员会统计,约有14.2万人在这个非洲小国的选举中登记投票,其中约15%侨居海外。

Source: The Guardian · 19 Jul 2026

Background ✎

圣shèng多duō美měi和hé普pǔ林lín西xī比bǐ举jǔ行xíng总zǒng统tǒng选xuǎn举jǔ,在zài任rèn总zǒng统tǒng希xī望wàng击jī败bài原yuán属shǔ政zhèng党dǎng、以yǐ独dú立lì候hòu选xuǎn人rén身shēn份fèn连lián任rèn。

Roots · etymology

源自希腊语 dia-(散)+ speírō(播种)

  • dia-(分散、四处)+ spora(源自 speírō 播种)

Collocations

  • Jewish diaspora / live in the diaspora / diaspora community

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