Sentence:  Around 100,000 children comprised the <WSD>stolen generation</WSD>, who were separated from their mothers and fathers in this way, causing untold stress and damage to the nation′s indigenous community. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  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.