Hypertext Webster Gateway: "naturalization"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
naturalization
n 1: the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
[syn: {naturalisation}]
2: the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
[syn: {naturalisation}]
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