Naturalization

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of naturalizing, or the state of being naturalized; specifically, in law, the act of receiving an alien into the condition, and investing him with the rights and privileges, of a natural subject or citizen.
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  • noun. 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.
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  • noun. The action of naturalizing somebody.
  • noun. The admission or adoption of foreign words or customs into general use.
  • noun. The introduction and establishment of an animal or plant into a place where it is not indigenous.
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  • noun. the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
  • noun. the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
  • noun. the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous
  • noun. changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology
    • Word Usage
    "Our term naturalization signifies essentially the same thing; viz., that the subject is made to be a natural born"
    cross-reference
    naturalization act  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    adoption  borrowing  début  entry  first appearance  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alsatian  Americanization  Appalachian  Balkanization  Christianization  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    apostacy  bank-clerk  brokered  citizenship  civism  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Americanization  about-face  acclimation  acclimatization  accommodation  
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