Definitions for naturalization
nat·u·ral·iza·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. naturalization, naturalisationnoun

   the quality of being brought into conformity with nature

2. naturalization, naturalisationnoun

   the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship

3. naturalization, naturalisationnoun

   the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous

4. naturalization, naturalisationnoun

   changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology

   "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. naturalizationnoun

   The action of naturalizing somebody.

2. naturalizationnoun

   The admission or adoption of foreign words or customs into general use.

3. naturalizationnoun

   The introduction and establishment of an animal or plant into a place where it is not indigenous.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Naturalizationnoun

   The act of investing aliens with the privileges of native subjects.

   Etymology: from naturalize.

   The Spartans were nice in point of naturalization; whereby, while they kept their compass, they stood firm; but when they did spread, they became a windfal. Francis Bacon, Ess.

   Encouragement may be given to any merchants that shall come over and turn a certain stock of their own, as naturalization, and freedom from customs the two first years. William Temple.

   Enemies, by taking advantage of the general naturalization act, invited over foreigners of all religions. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Naturalization

   Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-citizen of a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country. It may be done automatically by a statute, i.e., without any effort on the part of the individual, or it may involve an application or a motion and approval by legal authorities. The rules of naturalization vary from country to country but typically include a promise to obey and uphold that country's laws and taking and subscribing to an oath of allegiance, and may specify other requirements such as a minimum legal residency and adequate knowledge of the national dominant language or culture. To counter multiple citizenship, some countries require that applicants for naturalization renounce any other citizenship that they currently hold, but whether this renunciation actually causes loss of original citizenship, as seen by the host country and by the original country, will depend on the laws of the countries involved. The massive increase in population flux due to globalization and the sharp increase in the numbers of refugees following World War I created many stateless persons, people who were not citizens of any state. In some rare cases, laws for mass naturalization were passed. As naturalization laws had been designed to cater for the relatively few people who had voluntarily moved from one country to another (expatriates), many western democracies were not ready to naturalize large numbers of people. This included the massive influx of stateless people which followed massive denationalizations and the expulsion of ethnic minorities from newly created nation states in the first part of the 20th century.Since World War II, the increase in international migrations created a new category of migrants, most of them economic migrants. For economic, political, humanitarian and pragmatic reasons, many states passed laws allowing a person to acquire their citizenship after birth, such as by marriage to a national – jus matrimonii – or by having ancestors who are nationals of that country, in order to reduce the scope of this category. However, in some countries this system still maintains a large part of the immigrant population in an illegal status, albeit with some massive regularizations. Examples include Spain under José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's government, and Italy under Silvio Berlusconi's government.

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1. naturalization

   Naturalization is a legal process through which a foreign citizen or national can acquire citizenship or nationality of another country after fulfilling certain requirements set by the law of that country. This process generally involves procedures such as living in the said country for a certain period of time, demonstrating an understanding of its language and culture, and pledging allegiance to its government.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Naturalizationnoun

   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

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. naturalisation.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Naturalization

   Naturalization is the acquisition of citizenship and nationality by somebody who was not a citizen of that country. In general, basic requirements for naturalization are that the applicant hold a legal status as a full-time resident for a minimum period of time and that the applicant promise to obey and uphold that country's laws, to which an oath or pledge of allegiance is sometimes added. Some countries also require that a naturalized national must renounce any other citizenship that they currently hold, forbidding dual citizenship, but whether this renunciation actually causes loss of the person's original citizenship will again depend on the laws of the countries involved. Nationality is traditionally based either on jus soli or on jus sanguinis, although it now usually mixes both. Whatever the case, the massive increase in population flux due to globalization and the sharp increase in the numbers of refugees following World War I created an important class of non-citizens called stateless persons. In some rare cases, procedures of mass naturalization were passed. As naturalization laws were created to deal with the rare case of people separated from their nation state because they lived abroad, western democracies were not ready to naturalize the massive influx of stateless people which followed massive denationalizations and the expulsion of ethnic minorities from newly created nation states in the first part of the 20th century, but they also counted the Russians who had escaped the 1917 October Revolution and the war communism period, and then the Spanish refugees. As Hannah Arendt pointed out, internment camps became the "only nation" of such stateless people, since they were often considered "undesirable" and were stuck in an illegal situation.

Matched Categories

1. • Borrowing
   • Introduction
   • Law
   • Naturalness
   • Proceeding

How to pronounce naturalization?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say naturalization in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of naturalization in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of naturalization in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of naturalization in a Sentence

1. Sarah Huny Young:

   This isn't, of course, to say that I'm the only person that gets to celebrate women in the U.S. or that I have ownership of the title or moniker ‘American Woman’ in any way. However, that the original AMERICAN WOMAN series is very specifically about black women in America — American for multiple generations, first-generation American, or American via naturalization or dual citizenship — is a very important distinction that I intend to protect.

2. Diana Gu:

   So I think that really galvanized them to be engaged and really helped change the landscape, were there new people that were involved ? Yes, because I know they're new citizens, especially because we do voter registration and naturalization ceremonies, and you see that they're so enthused about being able to exercise their right to vote for the first time.

3. Lee Zeldin:

   United States naturalization is a privilege not United States naturalization, and those who have had this privilege bestowed upon them must respect and uphold the laws of our land.

4. Chanda Yadav:

   CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The Citizenship Amendment Act could provide protection and a fast track to naturalization for many of the Hindus left off Assams citizenship list, while explicitly leaving out Muslims. The backlash to the law came as an unprecedented crackdown continued in Kashmir, Indias only Muslim-majority area, which was stripped of special constitutional protections and its statehood in August. Since then, movement and communications have been restricted. Our country is not just for Hindus.

5. Emmanuel Macron:

   This is an exceptional act, we'll obviously be setting all your papers straight and if you wish it, we will start the process naturalization so that you can become French.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=naturalization
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Naturalization
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=naturalization
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalization
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/naturalization
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=naturalization