nisei

Ni·sei

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

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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;i^h ) ( 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) )

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nisei

Noun

(plural niseis or nisei)

an American whose parents were Japanese immigrants

Origin

Japanese äºŒä¸– (ã«ã›ã„, nisei), from äºŒ (ni-) "˜second' + ä¸– (sei) "˜generation'.

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