Naturalization

noun

noun ·6 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The action of naturalizing somebody; act of granting citizenship. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology wordnet
  3. 3
    The admission or adoption of foreign words or customs into general use. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous wordnet
  5. 5
    The introduction and establishment of an animal or plant into a place where it is not indigenous. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship wordnet
  2. 7
    the quality of being brought into conformity with nature wordnet

Synonyms

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about faceabout-faceacclimationacclimatizationaccommodationacculturation

Example

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"The second argument deals with the naturalization of foreign workers in Japan."

Etymology

From Middle French naturalisation.

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united states

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