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• second-generation
  second-generation

  adjective

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

  noun

  offspring of parents born in a given country

second-generation

American  

[sek-uhnd-jen-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˈsɛk əndˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən /

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.

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second generation British  

noun

1. offspring of parents born in a given country

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1. of an improved or refined stage of development in manufacture

   a second-generation robot

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“People know that no matter how the world is doing, when they come to the river, it’s going to be like it used to be,” said Linda Burke, second-generation owner of the business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Children born to black Africans in America have earnings similar to those of whites in this country, and this phenomenon is led by second-generation women.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Among the highlights are the most precisely located gravitational wave source ever observed, the clearest gravitational wave signal ever recorded, and additional evidence supporting the existence of second-generation black holes.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026

"Some people maybe don't like it, but other people, you know, they love it," the second-generation owner said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

Eventually a second-generation mission of exploration and colonization would take off toward stars where no one had yet been.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

"When we compared generations, these effects were generally strongest in the first generation and tended to decrease in the second generation," said Concha.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Feldman, Pasadena Playhouse’s artistic director, noted that Eustis represents the second generation of leaders of the “first chapter” of the nonprofit regional theater movement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

It represents the second generation of what BYD calls its blade battery, a lighter product that has a blade-like shape and takes up less space than other batteries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

The first Trainium debuted in 2020, followed by a second generation that touted a big boost in performance.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

White flowers vanished in the second generation, the hybrids, only to reemerge in some members of the third.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee