Nisei Definition
nē-sā, nēsā
niseis
noun
A native U.S. or Canadian citizen born of immigrant Japanese parents and educated in America.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Nisei
Noun
Singular:
Nisei
Plural:
niseisOrigin of Nisei
Japanese ni two, second (from Early Middle Chinese ɲih) (also the source of Mandarin èr) sei generation (from Middle Chinese ʂaj`) (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))
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Japanese 二世 (にせい, nisei), from 二 (ni-) "˜second' + 世 (sei) "˜generation'.
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