naturalisation

英 [ˌnætʃərəlɪ'zeɪʃən] 美 [ˌnætʃərələ'zeɪʃən]

• n. 归化；移入
• =naturalization(美).

英英释义

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"
   

近反义词

【近义词】

• naturalization 归化