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Pronunciation : Di*as"po*ra, n. [Gr. . See Diaspore.] Lit., "Dispersion." -- applied collectively: (a) To those Jews who, after the Exile, were scattered through the Old World, and afterwards to Jewish Christians living among heathen. Cf. James i.1. (b) By extension, to
Part of Speech : outside
Definition :

of the parent congregation.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913