Defenition of the word naturalization
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Defenition of the word naturalization
- the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
- the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
- changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers'' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"
- 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
Synonyms for the word naturalization
Hypernyms for the word naturalization
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- adoption
- borrowing
- debut
- entry
- first appearance
- introduction
- judicial proceeding
- launching
- legal proceeding
- naturalness
- proceeding
- proceedings
- unveiling
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