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nacionalizado

nationalized

adjective nah-syoh-nah-lee-SAH-doh Rare

Also means

naturalized (as a citizen)

Usage Note

Nacionalizado is the past participle of nacionalizar used as an adjective, describing an industry taken under state ownership (industria nacionalizada) or a person who has acquired citizenship (ciudadano nacionalizado). The feminine form is nacionalizada. Context distinguishes industrial nationalization from personal naturalization.

Examples

"La empresa fue nacionalizada durante la crisis."

Natural Translation

The company was nationalized during the crisis.

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