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naturalizations
 
Noun naturalization has 4 senses
  1. naturalization, naturalisation - the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
    --1 is a kind of naturalness
    Derived forms: verb naturalize5, verb naturalize4
  2. naturalization, naturalisation - the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
    --2 is a kind of proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
    Derived form: verb naturalize1
  3. naturalization, naturalisation - the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous
    --3 is a kind of introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry
    Derived form: verb naturalize5
  4. naturalization, naturalisation - changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"
    --4 is a kind of borrowing, adoption
    Derived form: verb naturalize3
naturalisatiedienst naturalisation naturalise naturalised naturalism naturalist naturalistic naturalization naturalizations naturalize naturalized naturalizes naturalizing naturally- naturally naturally occurring naturalness

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