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