Second-generation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Second-generation is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to someone whose parents are immigrants.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to someone whose parents are immigrants.
More Meanings
- Of or pertaining to a second version of something that is materially different to the first.
Example Sentences
MP Taverna offers a second-generation, melting-pot vision of an America where Greek flavors have been woven into the fabric of American cooking so thoroughly that they’re taken for granted.
Looming over her is the statistic that only 30 percent of family-owned businesses make it through the second generation. That data is from 1987, but experts say it still holds true today. It is known as the second-generation curse.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include first-generation, immigrant, xenogenetic, foreign-born, half-breed, ethnic.
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