naturalization
na·tu·ra·lization
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”
Origin
From Middle French naturalisation.
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