Citizenize: meaning, definitions and examples
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citizenize
[ ˈsɪtɪzənaɪz ]
government
To grant citizenship to someone; to make someone a citizen of a country.
Synonyms
grant citizenship, make a citizen, naturalize
Examples of usage
- Immigrants must go through a process to be citizenized in the new country.
- After living in the country for five years, she was finally citizenized.
- The government decided to citizenize all refugees who had been living in the country for more than ten years.
Translations
Translations of the word "citizenize" in other languages:
🇵🇹 naturalizar
🇮🇳 नागरिकता देना
🇩🇪 einbürgern
🇮🇩 naturalisasi
🇺🇦 натуралізувати
🇵🇱 naturalizować
🇯🇵 市民権を与える
🇫🇷 naturaliser
🇪🇸 naturalizar
🇹🇷 vatandaşlığa almak
🇰🇷 귀화시키다
🇸🇦 تجنيس
🇨🇿 naturalizovat
🇸🇰 naturalizovať
🇨🇳 入籍
🇸🇮 naturalizirati
🇮🇸 að veita ríkisborgararétt
🇰🇿 азаматтық беру
🇬🇪 გრანტირება მოქალაქეობის
🇦🇿 vətəndaşlıq vermək
🇲🇽 naturalizar
Etymology
The word 'citizenize' is a relatively modern term that originated in the United States in the mid-19th century. It is derived from the word 'citizen', which comes from the Latin 'civitas' meaning 'city' or 'community'. The concept of citizenizing individuals has been an important aspect of immigration policies in many countries, including legal requirements and procedures for granting citizenship to foreigners.
See also: citizenry, citizens, citizenship.