naturalized
/ˈnætʃərəˌlaɪzd/
adjective
- Having been granted full citizenship in a country where one was not born.
- She is a naturalized American who moved here from Brazil as a child.
- The politician was a naturalized immigrant who later became a senator.
- Naturalized citizens have the same rights as those born in the country.
- (of a plant or animal) living and reproducing in an area where it is not originally from.
- Naturalized wildflowers bloom along the roadside every spring.
- Dandelions are naturalized plants that now grow all over North America.
- The park has several naturalized species of birds that arrived from Europe.
- (of a word, custom, or idea) adopted and accepted as if native or familiar.
- Yoga is a naturalized practice in Western fitness culture.
- The celebration of Halloween is a naturalized tradition in many countries outside the US.
- 'Sushi' is a naturalized word in English, used by almost everyone.
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