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nisei

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noun

pl. ni′sei· or ni′seis·
[alsoN-] a native U.S. or Canadian citizen born of immigrant Japanese parents and educated in America

Origin of nisei

Jpn, literally , second generation


Nisei

noun

pl. Nisei, or Ni·seis
A person born to parents who emigrated from Japan.

Origin of Nisei

Japanese ni two, second ( from Early Middle Chinese &jnlig;ih ) ( also the source of Mandarin èr ) sei generation ( from Middle Chinese &shookr;aj` ) ( also the source of Mandarin shì ) ( (the Middle Chinese form ultimately being from Proto-Sino-Tibetan lap leaf, in reference to the renewal of foliage with each year) )


nisei

Noun

(plural niseis or nisei)

  1. an American whose parents were Japanese immigrants
Origin

Japanese 二世 (にせい, nisei), from 二 (ni-) "˜second' + 世 (sei) "˜generation'.


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