"Windrush generation" meaning in All languages combined

See Windrush generation on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Windrush generation [canonical]
Etymology: From HMT Empire Windrush, which carried many West Indian ex-servicemen and migrants to the United Kingdom. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the Windrush generation
  1. The generation of people who emigrated from the West Indies to Great Britain after the Second World War. Wikipedia link: HMT Empire Windrush Related terms: Windrusher
    Sense id: en-Windrush_generation-en-name-D12sygcp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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