second-generation

Definitions

1. 1

   Of or pertaining to someone whose parents are immigrants.

   • MP Taverna offers a second-generation, melting-pot vision of an America where Greek flavors have been woven into the fabric of American cooking so thoroughly that they’re taken for granted.
2. 2

   Of or pertaining to a second version of something that is materially different to the…

   Of or pertaining to a second version of something that is materially different to the first.

   • Looming over her is the statistic that only 30 percent of family-owned businesses make it through the second generation. That data is from 1987, but experts say it still holds true today. It is known as the second-generation curse.

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