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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Is•sei (ēs′sā′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sei. - Language Varietiesa Japanese who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- Language Varietiesany Japanese immigrant to the U.S.
Also, is′sei′. Cf. Kibei, Nisei, Sansei. - Middle Chinese, equivalent. to Chinese yì one + shēng birth)
- Japanese, equivalent. to is first + sei generation (earlier it-sei, it-seĩ
- 1935–40
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