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first-generation

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first-gen⋅er⋅a⋅tion

[furst-jen-uh-rey-shuhn]
–adjective
1. being the first generation of a family to be born in a particular country.
2. being a naturalized citizen of a particular country; immigrant: the child of first-generation Americans.
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first-gen·er·a·tion   (fûrst'jěn'ə-rā'shən)
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to a person who has left one country and settled in another.

  2. Of or relating to a person or persons whose parents are immigrants.

  3. Of, relating to, or being the first form or version available to users: first-generation computer software.

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