Diasporic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective

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.
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.
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.
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.

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