first-generation: Meaning and Definition of
first-gen•er•a•tion
Pronunciation: (fûrst'jen"u-rā'shun), [key]
— adj.
- being the first generation of a family to be born in a particular country.
- being a naturalized citizen of a particular country; immigrant: the child of first-generation Americans.
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