naturalization

Meanings

Plural: naturalizations

Noun

• the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
• the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
• the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous
• changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology
  • "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"
• The action of naturalizing somebody; act of granting citizenship.
• The admission or adoption of foreign words or customs into general use.
• The introduction and establishment of an animal or plant into a place where it is not indigenous.

Synonyms

naturalisation

Antonyms

denaturalization