naturalization
noun /ˌnætʃrəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/
/ˌnætʃrələˈzeɪʃn/
(British English also naturalisation)
[uncountable]- the process of making somebody who was not born in a particular country a citizen of that country
- naturalization papers (= documents that prove a person has been made a citizen of a country)
- the process of introducing a plant or an animal to a country where it is not native; the process or a plant or an animal starting to grow or live naturally in a country where it is not native
- the naturalization of garden plants and wild flowers