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naturalization

DEFINITIONS OF: naturalization

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n the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship

Synonyms:
naturalisation
Type of:
legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

n changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology

“the naturalization in English of many Italian words”
Synonyms:
naturalisation
Type of:
adoption, borrowing
the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

n the quality of being brought into conformity with nature

Synonyms:
naturalisation
Type of:
naturalness
the quality of being natural or based on natural principles

n the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous

Synonyms:
naturalisation
Type of:
debut, entry, first appearance, introduction, launching, unveiling
the act of beginning something new
Launch
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