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Diaspora vs Immigrant - What's the difference?

diaspora | immigrant |

As nouns the difference between diaspora and immigrant

is that diaspora is diaspora while immigrant is immigrant.

diaspora

English

Proper noun

(wikipedia Diaspora)
  • The dispersion of the Jews from the land of Israel.
  • The Jews so dispersed, taken collectively.
  • A similar dispersion.

    • Usage notes

    * (similar dispersion) In this sense the term is frequently qualified, for example as “the African Diaspora”.

    immigrant

    English

    (Immigration)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to immigrants or the act of immigrating.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who comes to a country from another country in order to permanently settle there.
  • A plant or animal that establishes itself in an area where it previously did not exist.

    • Antonyms

    * emigrant

    Derived terms

    * landed immigrant

    See also

    * expatriate

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