Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Acclimated to a new environment; introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation; -- of plants or animals not native to a location.
- adjective planted randomly in soil so as to give an appearance of wild growth.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
naturalize .
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- adjective planted so as to give an effect of wild growth
- adjective introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation
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Examples
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Once a term naturalized in English, alamort is now considered French and is rarely, if ever, used in Dryden's sense of ` melancholy. '
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Just out of curiosity, what would one call a naturalized American citizen who is white, and was born in South Africa?
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Just out of curiosity, what would one call a naturalized American citizen who is white, and was born in South Africa?
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[FN#124] "Al-Nátúr," the keeper, esp. of a vineyard, a word naturalized in Persian.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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Unless you can separate Arnold from the word naturalized citizens. [/ quote] Thanks for ... goon: Note to the lefties the economy has tanked during the time period the left took ... goon: [quote] We all lost much over the last 8 years.
Say Anything 2009
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Re pseudo’s comment “See, nativists like Don make it clear that they don’t regard certain naturalized citizens as real citizens unless they kow-tow to angry white men like him.”
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Re pseudo’s comment “See, nativists like Don make it clear that they don’t regard certain naturalized citizens as real citizens unless they kow-tow to angry white men like him.”
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See, nativists like Don make it clear that they don’t regard certain naturalized citizens as real citizens unless they kow-tow to angry white men like him.
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Middle Class people often label naturalized counseling as childish because kids are the other major group talented in this area.
A PRIMER ON UNLEARNING CLASSISM Maggie Jochild 2007
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This group of voters, defined as naturalized immigrants and the U. S.-born children of immigrants, have a powerful and highly personal connection to the modern immigrant experience that most other Americans don't.
Angela Kelley: NC Candidate for Governor Trashes Immigrant Voting Bloc 2008
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