naturalization
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7.2
- noun
- /ˌnæʧərəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Formal
:
naturalización
- In 1906, the Bureau of Immigration became the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization, undertaking control over the naturalization of immigrants.
- Naturalization Service
- naturalization law
- citizenship by naturalization
Crusoe takes an oath of naturalization so that he can buy this plantation in Brazil, purchases some slaves.
- Crusoe takes an oath of naturalization so that he can buy this plantation in Brazil, purchases some slaves.
Examples
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Last year, 811,000 new immigrants entered the United States legally, according to the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Academic text (1993) -
In 1952, Asians were given the right of naturalization and were given minimum national quotas.
Academic text (1994) -
Congratulations, sir, on your naturalization.
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Under the Citizenship Act, citizenship can be acquired either by birth or through the naturalization process.
Academic text (1990) -
Was this mass naturalization a consequence of a huge labor shortage?
Academic text (2015) -
The Department asked for proof of the boy's citizenship or the father's naturalization papers before contacting the Military Commission.
Academic text (1991) -
As the Italian community grew, hundreds of Italian immigrants applied for and were granted naturalization.
Academic text (2000) -
Visits to the local offices of the Immigration and Naturalization Service had yielded no answers.
Academic text (1999) -
After years of residency, he finally completed his naturalization process and became a citizen.
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During the naturalization ceremony, new citizens took an oath to uphold the laws of their adopted country.
Synonyms
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3.5
Being a legal member of a country with rights and responsibilities
1
8.6
Giving a group the right to vote and be full citizens
Antonyms
Compounds
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4.9
A former United States government office that handled immigration and becoming a citizen
How Naturalized
Surface Forms
Morphology
naturalization = naturalize (semi-transparent) = natural + ize + ation
Although morphologically built from 'natural' + '-ize' + '-ation', the legal/institutional meaning 'granting citizenship' is specialized and not directly inferable from 'natural' by all learners.
Etymology
Naturalization comes from the root natura meaning 'nature' and the idea 'to make natural', which was applied to people as well. So in law, naturalization is the formal act of making a foreign person 'one of the country's people' or like a 'native'.