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first-generation definition

first·-generation (fʉrst′jen′ər ā′s̸hən)

adjective

  1. designating a naturalized, foreign-born citizen of a country
  2. sometimes, designating a native-born citizen of a country whose parents had immigrated into that country

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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