Windrush generation

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Etymology

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From HMT Empire Windrush, which carried many West Indian ex-servicemen and migrants to the United Kingdom.

Proper noun

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the Windrush generation

  1. The generation of people who emigrated from the West Indies to Great Britain after the Second World War.
    • 2019 August 23, Dave Simpson, “The sound systems of Notting Hill carnival: 'I'll stop when I can't walk'”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      Rooted in Caribbean culture and introduced to the UK by the Windrush generation, sound systems – static or truck-bound collectives of MCs and DJs playing music through customised, bass-heavy speakers – have been integral to Notting Hill carnival since 1973.
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