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second-generation

[sek-uhnd-jen-uh-rey-shuhn]

adjective

  1. being the second generation of a family to be born in a particular country.

    the oldest son of second-generation Americans.

  2. being the native-born child of naturalized parents.

  3. being a revised or improved version of a product, system, service, etc..

    Production has been increased with second-generation robots.



second generation

noun

  1. offspring of parents born in a given country

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
  1. of an improved or refined stage of development in manufacture

    a second-generation robot

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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"Customers want cheaper sandals and can't always tell the difference," said Rohit Balkrishna Gavali, a second-generation Kolhapuri sandal seller.

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Second-generation NBA players are plentiful, and why not?

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“I knew the scholarship existed, but not that I was going to get it. I just focused on doing my best,” recalled Vallejo, who is a second-generation student of Mexican descent.

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You can seek reassurance at the Melody Ranch Motel with its tidy, basic rooms, Gideon Bibles, second-generation family management and rates around $100 a night.

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"We are suffering because of collateral damage at the border," Ms Lee says of her second-generation family business.

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