issei

(ē′sā′)

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a Japanese immigrant to North America, esp. one coming to the U.S. after 1907 and ineligible until 1952 to become a U.S. citizen

Origin: Jpn, lit., first generation

See issei in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. issei issei or is·seis

A Japanese immigrant, especially one to the United States.

Origin:

Origin: Japanese

Origin: : ichi, one, first (from Middle Chinese Ɂjit)

Origin: + sei, generation (from Middle Chinese shiaj)

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