first-generation
Americanadjective
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being the first generation of a family to be born in a particular country.
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being a naturalized citizen of a particular country; immigrant.
the child of first-generation Americans.
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A truck operator can buy a used diesel truck for around $70,000, but first-generation electric trucks cost more than $500,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
My husband’s parents are first-generation immigrants, impossibly proud of their son, satisfied in their ability to give him what they didn’t have: a financial leg up, the gift of stability.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Yet the trade-offs of a first-generation product make it hard to justify the $1,999 price tag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Earth and the other worlds in our solar system are first-generation planets.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
A first-generation Norwegian American, Lars Kristiansen looked like a real-life Paul Bunyan, complete with blue jeans, a red plaid shirt, and a bushy brown beard.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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