adjective [ only before noun ]
1.
of the present time
SYN contemporary :
modern-day America
2.
used to describe a modern form of sb/sth, usually sb/sth bad or unpleasant, that existed in the past :
It has been called modern-day slavery.
adjective [ only before noun ]
1.
of the present time
SYN contemporary :
modern-day America
2.
used to describe a modern form of sb/sth, usually sb/sth bad or unpleasant, that existed in the past :
It has been called modern-day slavery.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005