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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. the quality of being brought into conformity with nature;
[syn: naturalization, naturalisation]

2. the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship;
[syn: naturalization, naturalisation]

3. the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous;
[syn: naturalization, naturalisation]

4. changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology;
- Example: "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"
[syn: naturalization, naturalisation]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

naturalisation n 1: the quality of being brought into conformity with nature [syn: naturalization, naturalisation] 2: the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship [syn: naturalization, naturalisation] 3: the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous [syn: naturalization, naturalisation] 4: changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words" [syn: naturalization, naturalisation]