Definition of Naturalization

1. Noun. The quality of being brought into conformity with nature.

Exact synonyms: Naturalisation
Generic synonyms: Naturalness
Derivative terms: Naturalise, Naturalise, Naturalize, Naturalize

2. Noun. The proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship.
Exact synonyms: Naturalisation
Generic synonyms: Legal Proceeding, Proceeding, Proceedings
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Naturalise, Naturalize

3. Noun. The introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous.
Exact synonyms: Naturalisation
Generic synonyms: Debut, Entry, First Appearance, Introduction, Launching, Unveiling
Derivative terms: Naturalise, Naturalize

4. Noun. Changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology. "The naturalization in English of many Italian words"
Exact synonyms: Naturalisation
Generic synonyms: Adoption, Borrowing
Derivative terms: Naturalise, Naturalize

Definition of Naturalization

1. n. The act or process of naturalizing, esp. of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native or citizen; also, the state of being naturalized.

Definition of Naturalization

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Naturalization

naturae
natural
natural
naturalisation
naturalise
naturalised
naturalises
naturalising
naturalism
naturalism
naturalisms
naturalist
naturalist
naturalistic
naturalists
naturalization (current term)
naturalizations
naturalize
naturalized
naturalizes
naturalizing
naturally
naturally occurring
naturalness
naturalnesses
naturals
natural ability
natural action
natural antibody
natural childbirth

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