First-generation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: First-generation is an adjective meaning Of or relating to an immigrant or their family.
Meaning
Of or relating to an immigrant or their family.
More Meanings
- Of or relating to the initial version of a class of products.
Example Sentences
Trying to help a high school senior get into his dream school, Laurie Kopp Weingarten called the college to emphasize that the boy should be able to lay claim to the latest, and fuzziest, of all admissions hooks: being a first-generation student.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include second-generation, immigrant, ethnic, xenogenetic, indigenous, indian.
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