naturalizations
Gaining legal citizenship
Naturalizations are acts of granting citizenship to foreign nationals.
The word also covers the process of introducing a foreign plant or animal to a new environment where it establishes itself: the naturalization of European starlings in North America.
More broadly, naturalization is making something foreign seem natural or native—adopting foreign words into a language, or accepting unfamiliar practices as normal.
Formal binding promise
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- nationalityLegal belonging to country
civic · allegiance · eligibility · residency · green card · visa · dual citizenship · renunciation
Inherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- homelandOne's native land
diaspora · expatriates · repatriation · compatriots · ethnicity · nationality · belonging · origin
Absorbing into a whole
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- enculturationAcquiring cultural norms unconsciously
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
inclusion · mainstreaming · language acquisition · settlement · resettlement · community · acceptance · belonging
Official enactment of statutes
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- amendmentChange to official text
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
registry · statute · regulation · birthright · expatriation · documentation · eligibility requirements · legal status
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
- melting potCultural fusion place
mosaic · intercultural · cross-cultural · multiracial · immigration waves · ethnic enclaves · globalization · cultural exchange
oath
Formal binding promise
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
nationality · civic · allegiance · eligibility · residency · green card · visa · dual citizenship · renunciation · application
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
homeland · diaspora · expatriates · repatriation · compatriots · ethnicity · nationality · belonging · origin · motherland
assimilation
Absorbing into a whole
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- enculturationAcquiring cultural norms unconsciously
socialization · inclusion · mainstreaming · language acquisition · settlement · resettlement · community · acceptance · belonging · incorporation
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- amendmentChange to official text
sovereignty · registry · statute · regulation · birthright · expatriation · documentation · eligibility requirements · legal status · immigration law
multiculturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
melting pot · mosaic · intercultural · cross-cultural · multiracial · immigration waves · ethnic enclaves · globalization · cultural exchange · immigrant communities
naturalizationsdeportations
Forced removal from country
expulsions · banishments · expatriations · extraditions · removals
- naturalization papersOfficial immigrant acceptance documents
- naturalization ceremonyOfficial event conferring citizenship
- naturalization processLegal path to citizenship
- naturalization oathPromise new citizens make