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Generation Y

Generation Y proper noun: the generation of people born between 1981 and 1996 following Generation X.

Proper noun (1)

Generation Y

  1. The generation of people born between 1981 and 1996 following Generation X.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: generation Y

generation Y

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Generation Y.
    • Life is hard for generation Y. We intern for aeons to secure an underpaid job in a shrinking market, while watching affordable housing become a rarer phenomenon than a boss who won't resent us for knowing what a meme is.2014 March 18, Joe Stone, “8 well-intentioned comments that young people are sick of hearing”, in The Guardian

Generation Y meaning in Hindi

Generation Y in Hindi

generation of people born in the 1980s and 1990s
Y पीढ़ी Y pīṛhī

Synonyms of Generation Y

Origin of Generation Y

Using Y as the letter that follows X, as in Generation X.

Words formed from Generation Y

Questions about Generation Y

What does Generation Y mean?
Generation Y means the generation of people born between 1981 and 1996 following Generation X.
What is Generation Y in Hindi?
Generation Y in Hindi is Y पीढ़ी (Y pīṛhī). See Generation Y meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Generation Y?
Generation Y is a proper noun.

Words near Generation Y in the dictionary

  1. generation times
  2. Generation X
  3. Generation Xer
  4. Generation Xers
  5. Generation XL
  6. Generation Y
  7. Generation Yer
  8. Generation Yers
  9. Generation Z
  10. Generation Z stare
  11. Generation Z stares

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