The process by which a foreigner becomes a citizen After a certain number of years of residence a person can take a test showing his knowledge of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship If he passes he becomes a citizen and can vote
When a foreign person takes legal action to become a U S citizen, the process is called naturalization Almost everyone who goes through naturalization must first have held a green card for several years before becoming eligible for U S citizenship A naturalized U S citizen has virtually the same rights as a native-born American citizen
The act of making a person a citizen who was not born with that status An application for citizenship is an application for Naturalization
the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
{i} conferral of citizenship rights, process of becoming a citizen; process of acclimation (also naturalisation)
The official act by which a person is made a national of a country other than his native one
changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words" the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
Process by which a person acquires nationality after birth and becomes entitled to privileges of citizenship in a country other than that in which such person was born
Process by which a person acquires nationality after birth and becomes entitled to privileges of citizenship
the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous
Process of granting nationality or citizenship to an alien. It may be granted after voluntary application or through legislation, marriage to a citizen, or parental action. Involuntary naturalization occurs when one's home territory is annexed by a foreign state. Qualifications for naturalization may include a minimum residency period, a minimum age, law-abiding character, good health, self-sufficiency, satisfactory knowledge of the new country, and willingness to give up one's former nationality
changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"
the INS a US government organization which deals with immigration, making sure that people from other countries obey official rules about who is allowed to live or work in the US. It also has the power to decide whether these people can become US citizens
natu·ral·ize naturalizes naturalizing naturalized in BRIT, also use naturalise1. To naturalize a species of plant means to start it growing in an area where it is not usually found. If a plant naturalizes in an area where it was not found before, it starts to grow there naturally. A friend sent me a root from Mexico, and I hope to naturalize it The plant naturalises well in grass
This is a style of gardening, especially of ornamental gardening Rather than plant your tulips in rows of single species, plant them in clumps of varying colors Throw in some crocus, some grape hyacinth, and daffodils No particular order, let the colors and shapes flow Using wildflowers in landscaping will encourage a naturalized feel: they can be broadcast when seeded and they will also reseed themselves readily
{f} confer citizenship; become a citizen; make into a citizen; adapt to the environment, adjust; acclimate, acclimatize; (Botany) cause a plant to become established and grow as if native (also naturalise)
make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year" make more natural or lifelike adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting" explain with reference to nature
To confer the rights and privileges of a native subject or citizen on; to make as if native; to adopt, as a foreigner into a nation or state, and place in the condition of a native subject
If the government of a country naturalizes someone, they allow a person who was not born in that country to become a citizen of it. No one expects the Baltic states to naturalise young Russian soldiers, but army pensioners can be given citizenship. see also naturalized + naturalization natu·rali·za·tion They swore their allegiance to the USA and received their naturalization papers. be naturalized if someone who was born outside a particular country is naturalized, they become a citizen of that country