Diaspora - the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time

dissipation - breaking up and scattering by dispersion; "the dissipation of the mist"

spread, spreading - process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

spatial arrangement, spacing - the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them

complementary distribution, complementation - (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts

diaspora - the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)

dissemination, diffusion - the property of being diffused or dispersed

innervation - the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region

scatter, spread - a haphazard distribution in all directions

spreading, spread - act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time

crop-dusting, spraying - the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)