Nisei dictionary definition

Nisei

[nē′sā′]

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noun

pl. nisei or niseis

a native U.S. or Canadian citizen born of immigrant Japanese parents and educated in America

Origin of nisei

Japanese literally , second generation

Nisei

noun

pl. Nisei 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)).