It took me a bit to locate the reference for my earlier response to your post.
8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(23); INA 101(a)(23)) defines naturalization as “the conferring of nationality of a state upon a person after birth by any means whatsoever.”
For the purposes of this subchapter naturalization includes:
(1) Naturalization of an individual adult;
(2) Derivative naturalization acquired through the naturalization of another
(spouses and children);
(3) Collective naturalization, the naturalization of large groups of non-citizens
that has occasionally taken place through legislative enactments following
the acquisition of new territory or other historical event;
(4) Expeditious naturalization; and
(5) “Automatic” acquisition of U.S. citizenship after birth, a form of naturalization by certain children born abroad to U.S. citizen parents or children adopted abroad by U.S. citizen parents.
Interesting. There seems to be some discrepency between our sources. I use Cornell Law web page https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1101
Under that page, I cant find the section that you appear to be quoting. The section that starts “For the purposes....”
Can you provide to me your source?