"diasporai" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek δῐᾰσποραί (diasporaí), plural of δῐᾰσπορᾱ́ (diasporā́). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|δῐᾰσποραί}} Ancient Greek δῐᾰσποραί (diasporaí), {{m|grc|δῐᾰσπορᾱ́}} δῐᾰσπορᾱ́ (diasporā́) Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} diasporai
  1. plural of diaspora Tags: form-of, plural Form of: diaspora
    Sense id: en-diasporai-en-noun-RqBmos4a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English plurals in -ai with singular in -a or -e

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