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naturalization

noun

  1. process by which a non-citizen in a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From Middle French naturalisation.

  1. The action of naturalizing somebody; act of granting citizenship.
  2. The admission or adoption of foreign words or customs into general use.
  3. The introduction and establishment of an animal or plant into a place where it is not indigenous.