Issei Definition

ēssā
issei
noun
A Japanese immigrant to North America, esp. one coming to the U.S. after 1907 and ineligible until 1952 to become a U.S. citizen.
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Origin of Issei

  • Japanese ichi one, first (from Middle Chinese ʔjit) ((also the source of Mandarin one)) (ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan it) (Burmese ʔac) sei generation (from Middle Chinese ʂiaj` generation, world) (also the source of Mandarin shì)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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