1. (law) the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
   "After living in the country for five years, she applied for naturalisation";
   - naturalization
    
2. The introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous
   "The naturalisation of eucalyptus trees in California had unintended ecological consequences";
   - naturalization
    
3. The quality of being brought into conformity with nature
   "The naturalisation of the exotic plants in the garden took several years";
   - naturalization
    
4. Changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology
   "the naturalisation in English of many Italian words";
   - naturalization

Derived forms: naturalisations

Type of: adoption, borrowing, creation, debut, entry, first appearance, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, launching, legal proceeding, naturalness, origination, proceeding, proceedings, unveiling

Encyclopedia: Naturalisation