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thumb|Indian diaspora|India has the world's largest annual emigration. Pictured at Ricoh Coliseum, in Toronto, Canada, on April 15, 2015 thumb|The Emigration from Mexico|Mexican diaspora is the world's second-largest; pictured is Mexican day celebrations in [[Germany.]]

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A diaspora is a large population of people who have emigrated from their home country and settled in other parts of the world, such as Indians and Mexicans who have spread globally. Diasporas matter because they represent significant human migration patterns and cultural communities that maintain connections to their countries of origin while contributing to their adopted countries.

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Etymology
Definition
Scholarly work and expanding definition
Notable diaspora populations
African diasporas
European diasporas
Internal diasporas
Canada
Brazil
Italy
20th century
World War II, colonialism, and post-colonialism
The Cold War and the formation of post-colonial states
21st century
Middle East
Venezuelan refugee crisis
Diaspora Internet services
Diaspora languages
In popular culture
See also
Specific diasporas
Religious diasporas
Country-specific diasporas
Forced migration
Conflicts and genocides
Statelessness
References
Citations
Sources
Further reading
External links

A diaspora ( ) is a population dispersed across multiple regions outside its geographic place of origin, typically comprising people who continue to identify—culturally, politically, religiously, or emotionally—with a particular homeland while residing elsewhere. The term originates from the ancient Greek (, ), which was first used in reference to the Jewish exile following the Babylonian captivity. The term now broadly encompasses communities formed through voluntary migration (such as trade, labor movement, or education) as well as through forced displacement caused by conquest, persecution, enslavement, famine, or war.