Definitions
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- noun the fourth generation or great-grandchildren of Japanese immigrants, particularly in North America and in Latin America.
Etymologies
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Japanese 四世 (よんせい, yonsei), from 四 (yon-) ‘fourth’ + 世 (sei) ‘generation’.
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Examples
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Since I am of Japanese ancestry (yonsei … actually between sansei and yonsei), I have always had an interest in the culture.
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Our findings suggest that site-specific E-mail: chojw311 yonsei. ac.kr
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences current issue W. H. Yang 2008
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