Associations to the word «Naturalisation»

Wiktionary

NATURALISATION, noun. Alternative spelling of naturalization

Dictionary definition

NATURALISATION, noun. The quality of being brought into conformity with nature.
NATURALISATION, noun. The proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship.
NATURALISATION, noun. The introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous.
NATURALISATION, noun. Changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.