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• n  the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
• n  the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
• n  the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous
• n  changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology
  the naturalization in English of many Italian words

• In its commitment to secularity, has France denied a woman's naturalization application on the grounds that she's too Muslim?.
• Those, in turn, will allow him to apply for naturalization on his 18th birthday so he can represent France on the international stage in the most French of all combat sports .
• From Emma Lazarus' poem on the base of the Statue of Liberty, welcoming "huddled masses," to yesterday's naturalization ceremonies, immigration is as American as apple pie.

• naturalisation

News & Articles

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• Raley Field Hosts Naturalization Ceremony As New Citizens Sworn In
  Hundreds of people were sworn in Wednesday at a naturalization ceremony held at Raley Field in West Sacramento.
  June 12, 2013 - CBS Sacramento
• Out of Print
  Thursday, June 13 Richmond Fontaine, Ian Moore [LOCAL GOLD] Were there a naturalization test for new Portlanders, at least one Richmond Fontaine question would make the Scantron test. Perhaps: “Is Richmond Fontaine A) One of the tightest and most face-melting groups in Portland, B) Fronted by arguably the best lyricist in the city, C) An alt-country institution coming up on its 20th anniversary ...
  June 12, 2013 - Willamette Week
• Boehner: Congress can do immigration this year
  Immigrants raise their hands as they take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at the Department of Justice in Washington on May 28. A bipartisan immigration bill would create a path to citizenship for the 11 million people in this country illegally.
  June 11, 2013 - 22 WSBT South Bend

Quotes

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• Sepp Blatter in Taipei Times
  If we don't stop the fast naturalization of players in some countries, this will be a real danger,Blatter said. "There [are] 60 million footballers in Brazil but only 11 places in their national team."
• Rita Verdonk in San Francisco Chronicle
  Taking everything into consideration, I have reached the conclusion that the naturalization decision of 1997 identifies Ayaan Hirsi Ali sufficiently and thus she did indeed correctly receive Dutch citizenship,Verdonk wrote.
• Noli Eala in Inquirer.net
  We believe that CJ may not possess some of the qualifications which we are looking for in the player who will be bestowed citizenship by naturalization,said Eala.