Generation Z
American
[jen-uh-rey-shuhn zee]
/ ˈdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən ˈzi /
noun
Usage
What does Generation Z mean? Generation Z is the name for the generation of children after the millennials, born in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Etymology
Origin of Generation Z
First recorded in 1990–95; patterned on Generation X ( def. ), Generation Y ( def. )
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