naturalized citizen — n. A person who has earned citizenship by fulfilling residence and other requirements, as opposed to merely being born in a nation or to citizen parents. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney … Law dictionary
naturalized citizen — One who, being an alien by birth, has received U.S. citizenship under naturalization laws. 8 U.S.C.A. No. 1421 et seq … Black's law dictionary
naturalized citizen — One who, being an alien by birth, has received U.S. citizenship under naturalization laws. 8 U.S.C.A. No. 1421 et seq … Black's law dictionary
citizen — cit·i·zen n [Anglo French citezein, alteration of Old French citeien, from cité city] 1: a native or naturalized individual who owes allegiance to a government (as of a state or nation) and is entitled to the enjoyment of governmental protection… … Law dictionary
naturalized — nat|u|ral|ized [ nætʃərə,laızd ] adjective 1. ) a naturalized citizen is someone who has officially become a citizen of a country in which they were not born 2. ) a naturalized plant or animal is one that grows or lives in an area that people… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
naturalized — UK [ˈnætʃ(ə)rəlaɪzd] / US [ˈnætʃərəˌlaɪzd] adjective 1) a naturalized citizen is someone who has officially become a citizen of a country in which they were not born 2) a naturalized plant or animal is one that grows or lives in an area that… … English dictionary
naturalized — [[t]næ̱tʃərəlaɪzd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A naturalized citizen of a particular country is someone who has legally become a citizen of that country, although they were not born there. (in BRIT, also use naturalised) … English dictionary
citizen — Synonyms and related words: burgess, burgher, citizen by adoption, civilian, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, deditician, denizen, dweller, franklin, free citizen, freedman, freedwoman, freeman, freewoman, householder, hyphenate, hyphenated American,… … Moby Thesaurus
citizen — One who has acquired citizenship by birth, naturalization, or other lawful means; in a popular but nonetheless appropriate sense of the term, one, who by birth, naturalization, or other means, is a member of an independent political society. 3 Am … Ballentine's law dictionary
citizen by naturalization — See naturalized citizen … Ballentine's law dictionary