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Webster 1913 Edition

Naturalization

Natˊu-ral-i-za′tion

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Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Naturalization

NATURALIZATION

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Noun.
[See Naturalize] The act of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native subject or citizen. Naturalization in Great Britain is only by act of parliament. In the United States, it is by act of Congress, vesting certain tribunals with the power.

Definition 2024

naturalization

naturalization

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Noun

naturalization ‎(plural naturalizations)

  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.

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Etymology

From Middle French naturalisation

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