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Naturalisation Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Naturalisation has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the quality of being brought into conformity with nature

2

the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship

3

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

4

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

"the naturalization in English of many Italian words"

5

Alternative spelling of naturalization

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
naturalness proceeding introduction borrowing
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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