[{"word":"diaspora","phonetic":"/daɪˈæspəɹə/","phonetics":[{"text":"/daɪˈæspəɹə/","audio":""},{"text":"/daɪˈæspəɹə/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/diaspora-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30512718"}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The dispersion of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century B.C.E.).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) Any similar dispersion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The African diaspora caused a melding of cultures, both African cultures and Western ones, in many places."},{"definition":"(collective) A group so dispersed, especially Jews outside of the land of Israel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The regions where such a dispersed group (especially the Jews) resides, taken collectively.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Jews in the diaspora often have a different perspective of anti-Semitism from Israeli Jews."},{"definition":"Any dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diaspora"]}]