Search Result:naturalization
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˏnætʃәrәlәˋzeʃәn,-laIˋz- 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˏnætʃrәlaiˊzeiʃn,-liˊz- 〕
Overview of noun naturalization
The noun naturalization has 4 senses
- naturalization, naturalisation -- (the quality of being brought into conformity with nature)
- naturalization, naturalisation -- (the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship)
- naturalization, naturalisation -- (the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous)
- naturalization, naturalisation -- (changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words")