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

Example Sentences

Allowing second-generation copying on digital audio tape devices could suggest a desire to permit infringement.

From Slate

As a Korean American growing up in L.A., she felt most understood when surrounded by fellow first- or second-generation Koreans, who knew the “not-quite-fitting-in” and the desire to reconnect with their roots.

From Los Angeles Times

Both events suggest that some of these black holes could be "second-generation," formed from the remnants of earlier mergers.

From Science Daily

As a retired, second-generation immigrant, it seems to me that the younger generation has more socialistic aspirations than we did.

From The Wall Street Journal

Second-generation meetings were more public, convening in parks or commercial spaces, taking advantage of a China that was rapidly urbanizing, economically booming, and opening to outsiders.

From The Wall Street Journal