Second-generation

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to someone whose parents are immigrants. not-comparable

    "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."

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to a second version of something that is materially different to the first. not-comparable

    "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."

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"He is a second-generation Muslim."

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