naturalization
noun
[ natʃ(ə)rəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country.
• "an application for naturalization as a British citizen"
• the introduction of a plant or animal to a region where it is not indigenous.
• "the first report of naturalization of this species in the United States"
• the alteration of an adopted foreign word so that it conforms more closely to the phonology or orthography of the adopting language.
• "French naturalization of Creole words or phrases"
• the act of causing something to appear natural.
• "trailers have contributed to the naturalization of a variety of social desires"
