Naturalization
(noun)
- The process by which a person not born in a particular country is granted citizenship.
- The process of making something more natural or familiar.
Origin:
From latin naturalizatio, from naturalis "relating to nature", from natura "nature".
Examples:
- He applied for naturalization to become a citizen of the country.
- The naturalization process can take several years.
- Many people have gone through the naturalization process in order to vote in elections.
- The naturalization of the immigrants was celebrated in a ceremony.
- The naturalization of the new plant species was welcomed by botanists.