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diaspora

/daɪˈæspəɹə/

Meanings
noun
The dispersion of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century B.C.E.).

Examples :

"After the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem and the Babylonian captivity, the Jewish diaspora spread throughout the ancient world. "
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Illustration dispersion

dispersion noun

/dɪˈspɜːʒən/

The state of being dispersed; dispersedness.

"The dispersion of students across the different classrooms was quite noticeable. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration originally

originally adverb

/əˈɹɪdʒnəli/

As it was in the beginning.

"Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age."

Illustration destruction

destruction noun

/ˌdɪsˈtɹʌkʃən/

The act of destroying.

"The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon."

Illustration traditions

traditions noun

/trəˈdɪʃənz/

A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

"Our family has many traditions, such as the special foods we eat on Thanksgiving, which differ slightly from the traditions of my cousins. "

Illustration collective

collective noun

/kəˈlɛktɪv/

A farm owned by a collection of people

"The collective was struggling to afford new equipment for the farm. "

Illustration throughout

throughout adverb

/θɹuˈʌʊt/ [θɹuːˈʷaʊt]

Completely through, right the way through.

"The teacher explained the lesson thoroughly throughout the entire class period. "

Illustration extension

extension noun

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length or breadth; an increase

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

Illustration collectively

collectively adverb

/kəˈlɛktɪvli/ /kəˈlɛktɪli/

In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.

"The students, collectively, decided to postpone the project until next week. "

Illustration homogeneous

homogeneous adjective

/ˌhɒ.mə(ʊ)ˈdʒiː.nɪəs/ /ˌhoʊ.moʊˈdʒiː.njəs/

Of the same kind; alike, similar.

"The students in the class were a homogeneous group; they all seemed to have similar study habits. "

Illustration captivity

captivity noun

/kæpˈtɪvɪti/

The state of being captive.

"The zoo tried to make the animal's captivity comfortable, but it still missed its freedom. "

Illustration perspective

perspective noun

/pɚˈspɛktɪv/

A view, vista or outlook.

"From my perspective, the best way to improve our team's performance is to have more collaborative meetings. "