[nachurarize-shon] (n) naturalization; naturalisation [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Naturalization \Nat`u*ral*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
naturalisation.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
naturalization
n 1: the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
[syn: {naturalization}, {naturalisation}]
2: the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
[syn: {naturalization}, {naturalisation}]
3: the introduction of animals or plants to places where they
flourish but are not indigenous [syn: {naturalization},
{naturalisation}]
4: changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with
the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of
many Italian words" [syn: {naturalization}, {naturalisation}]
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