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sansei

(sän′sā′)

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noun pl. sansei or sanseis

a native U.S. or Canadian citizen whose grandparents were Japanese immigrants

Origin: Jpn < SinoJpn san, three + sei, generation

See sansei in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. Sansei Sansei or San·seis

The U.S.-born grandchild of Japanese immigrants to America.

Origin:

Origin: Japanese

Origin: : san, three; see shamisen

Origin: + sei, generation; see issei

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