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Sansei

San·sei [ sn sày, saan sáy ] (plural San·seis or San·sei)


noun 
Definition:
 
N American person with Japanese grandparents: somebody born in North America whose grandparents immigrated from Japan
See also  niseiissei
( used mainly by Japanese Americans )

[Mid-20th century. < Japanese, "third generation"]
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