What does second generation mean?

Definitions for second generation
sec·ond gen·er·a·tion

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  1. Second generation

    The second generation is the generation following the one preceding it.

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  1. Second Generation

    Second Generation is a 1964 novel by Raymond Williams, set in the 1960s. The contrasting worlds of the university and the factory, and individuals who try to find their place among contradictory forces.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of second generation in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of second generation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of second generation in a Sentence

  1. Benjamin Alexander:

    If we look at minorities in America or in England, most of them are first - or second-generation immigrants, so they don't have as much disposable income as their White counterparts.

  2. Van Ael:

    We're talking about third - and fourth-generation [ immigrants ] ; these youngsters are born in Belgium, even their fathers and mothers are born in Belgium, and still they are open for these kind of messages. This is not normal -- in the U.S., the second generation was the President ; here, the fourth generation is an IS fighter -- so that is really something we have to work on. there is no reason why you shouldn't feel Belgian -- this is the country you were raised in. This is the country where you have been fed, where you went to school, where you had your friends, where you practiced your sports. So why all of a sudden you don't feel Belgian ?

  3. Chang Sea-jin:

    But second-generation and third-generation leaders do not have such legitimacy. They are simply born with 'golden spoons' in their mouths.

  4. Jill Henderson:

    Our second-generation hover engines which power Hendo 2.0 are stronger, more efficient, and open up new possibilities for the way we transport objects and people.

  5. Catherine Frazier:

    Many first and second-generation Hispanics grew up in similar households.

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