Etymology
In Armenian, the diaspora is referred to as spyurk (; սփիւռք in traditional spelling and սփյուռք in reformed spelling). Although, in past, the word gaghut (գաղութ ) was mostly used to refer to the communities of Armenians. It was derived from the Hebrew word galut (Hebrew: גלות).
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