Stolen-generation Definition

(Australia, mass noun) Collectively, those Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who as children who were removed from their families by government agencies or church missions, between approximately 1869 and (officially) 1969.

(Australia, usually plural) Collectively, those Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who as children who were removed from their families within a given generation (average amount of time before a child takes the place of its parents).