Does First Generation Have a Hyphen?

first-generation adj. primera generación loc nom f. Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. First-generation immigrants often have problems learning the language of their new country.

How do you use first-generation in a sentence?

How to use first-generation in a sentence. This is the first and principal point at which we can stanch the wastage of teaching energy that now goes on. He was converted and baptized, and was the first Hebrew instructor at Harvard college.

What is meant by 1st generation?

1 : born in the U.S. —used of an American of immigrant parentage. 2 : foreign-born —used of a naturalized American.