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.
Example Sentences
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So far, however, researchers have demonstrated this principle only with ordinary matter or first-generation antimatter.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
The proposed tax rules would allow schools to continue to use nonracial criteria, including family income, geography or first-generation college status.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
It lets institutions continue to support underprivileged students as long as those efforts use “race-neutral criteria such as family income, geographic location, first-generation status, individual hardship, military family status, or academic achievement.”
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
Roe, a first-generation college graduate, had one child in 2019.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
They hadn’t, of course; Susie had gone off to Oregon right after graduation, but in the end Ed had indeed met and married a nice Chinese girl in college, a first-generation kid like him.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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