naturalized citizen

collocation in English

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naturalize
verb[T]
uk
/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl.aɪz/us
/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.rə.laɪz/
to make someone a legal citizen of a country that they were not ...
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citizen
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən/us
/ˈsɪt̬.ə.zən/
a person who is a member of a particular country and who has rights because of being born there or because of being given rights, or a person who lives in a particular town ...
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(Definition ofnaturalizeandcitizenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He repeatedly suggests that the two get married so that he can become anaturalizedcitizen, but she is not interested in him that way.
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If accepted, anaturalizedcitizenmust take an oath of allegiance within thirty days of the grant.
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He later became anaturalizedcitizenof the country.
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He became anaturalizedcitizenin 1902.
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He became anaturalizedcitizenin 1935.
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He became anaturalizedcitizenin 1923.
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Palestinians registered as refugees can risk losing their de jure refugee status if they become naturalized citizens of another country.
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In 1971, she became anaturalizedcitizen.
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In 1945, he became anaturalizedcitizen.
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He became anaturalizedcitizenin 1869.
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He became anaturalizedcitizenin 1966.
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He became anaturalizedcitizenin 1991.
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Anaturalizedcitizencarries essentially the same rights and responsibilities as any other citizen (a possible exception being ineligibility for certain public offices), and is also legally protected.
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Chowdhury became anaturalizedcitizenin 2004.
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Schriever became anaturalizedcitizenin 1923.
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Unless aliens who come here to work become naturalized citizens, they do not have the right to vote.
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Some argue that the reform has immense benefits by addressing coverage gaps and extending more benefits to naturalized citizens.
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Section 402 of the act provided for loss of citizenship by naturalized citizens who lived abroad.
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The percentage of foreign-born residents was 2.8% and 16.2% of those individuals were naturalized citizens.
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