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nikkeijin en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 日系人.

Meanings

1. A nikkei; a Japanese immigrant or descendant not resident in Japan.
   • The peculiar position of his group, according to Mr. Okimoto, is shown by the Japanese habit of referring to such persons as either nisei or nikkeijin —of Japanese descent—instead of calling them gaijin, that is, foreigners, or identifying them by nationality. 1973 October 4, Robert Trumbull, “Offspring of Japanese Settlers in U.S. Find Japan Frustrating”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2022:

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