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Issei
or is·sei
[ ees-sey ]
noun
, plural Is·sei or is·sei.
- a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- any Japanese immigrant to the U.S.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Issei1
1935–40; < Japanese, equivalent to is first + sei generation (earlier it-sei, it-seĩ < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese yì one + shēng birth)
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