| NOUN | attribute | naturalisation, naturalization | the quality of being brought into conformity with nature |
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| act | naturalisation, naturalization | the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship | |
| act | naturalisation, naturalization | the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous | |
| act | naturalisation, naturalization | changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology |
| Meaning | The quality of being brought into conformity with nature. | |
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| Synonym | naturalization | |
| Broader | naturalness | The quality of being natural or based on natural principles |
| Verbs | naturalise | make more natural or lifelike |
| naturalise | adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | |
| Meaning | The proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship. | |
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| Synonym | naturalization | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked |
| Spanish | naturalización | |
| Catalan | naturalització | |
| Verbs | naturalise | make into a citizen |
| Meaning | The introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous. | |
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| Synonym | naturalization | |
| Broader | introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry | The act of beginning something new |
| Verbs | naturalise | adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment |
| Meaning | changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology. | |
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| Synonym | naturalization | |
| Broader | borrowing, adoption | The appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source / source |
| Verbs | naturalise | adopt to another place |
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