Naturalisation

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • See naturalization, naturalize.
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  • noun. Alternative spelling of naturalization.
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  • noun. the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
  • noun. changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology
  • noun. the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous
  • noun. the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
  • Word Usage
    "The King wished that this opinion and this portrait should go straight into Germany, and create there a kind of naturalisation and adoption for his son."
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