sanseis

Variant of sansei

sansei definition

☆ san·sei (sän′sā′)

noun pl. sansei -·sei′ or sanseis -·seis′

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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