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issei

issei noun: a member of the first generation of Japanese immigrants to North America, South America, or Australia.

Noun

issei (plural isseis or issei)

  1. A member of the first generation of Japanese immigrants to North America, South America, or Australia.

Forms of issei

pluralisseis
pluralissei

Origin of issei

Borrowed from Japanese 一世 (issei).

Questions about issei

What does issei mean?
Issei means a member of the first generation of Japanese immigrants to North America, South America, or Australia.
What part of speech is issei?
Issei is a noun.
What is the plural of issei?
The plural of issei is isseis.

Words near issei in the dictionary

  1. Issas
  2. Issaverdens
  3. Issawa
  4. Issawi
  5. Isse
  6. issei
  7. isseis
  8. isses
  9. isshar
  10. issid
  11. issids

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