second-generation

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sek′ənd jen′ə rā′shən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sec•ond-gen•er•a•tion  (sek′ənd jen′ə rā′shən),USA pronunciation 
adj. 
    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' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
2G - F - Nisei - generation - second generation

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