SECOND-GENERATION


Meaning of SECOND-GENERATION in English

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Etymology: from the phrase second generation

1. : being a member of the second generation of a family to be born in the United States

2. : native-born of foreign or mixed parentage

the second-generation girl avoids … the feminine alliances that typify the girl of American-born parents — S.G.Dulsky

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.