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yonsei

yonsei noun: the fourth generation or great-grandchildren of Japanese immigrants, particularly in North America and in Latin America.

Noun

yonsei (plural yonsei)

  1. The fourth generation or great-grandchildren of Japanese immigrants, particularly in North America and in Latin America.

Forms of yonsei

pluralyonsei

Origin of yonsei

From Japanese 四世 (よんせい (yonsei)), from 四 (yon-, “fourth”) + 世 (sei, “generation”).

Questions about yonsei

What does yonsei mean?
Yonsei means the fourth generation or great-grandchildren of Japanese immigrants, particularly in North America and in Latin America.
What part of speech is yonsei?
Yonsei is a noun.
What is the plural of yonsei?
The plural of yonsei is yonsei.

Words near yonsei in the dictionary

  1. yonnies
  2. Yono
  3. yonogenin
  4. Yonos
  5. Yons
  6. yonsei
  7. yonside
  8. yont
  9. Yontocket
  10. Yontz
  11. Yontzes

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