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