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overseas.

Abroad, especially across the sea.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/Received-Pronunciation/ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/US
  1. Abroad, especially across the sea.

    not-comparable
    Overseas branches of the company are doing well.
  2. Used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations: living (being resident) in a foreign country.

    not-comparable
    Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America.
  3. Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.

    not-comparable
    Her overseas trip went well.
Where this word comes from

From earlier oversea, equivalent to oversea + -s. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzees, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.

adv/ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/Received-Pronunciation/ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/US
  1. Abroad.

    not-comparable
    He emigrated and now lives overseas.
  2. Across a sea; to an area across a sea.

    not-comparable
    She travelled overseas.
Where this word comes from

From earlier oversea, equivalent to oversea + -s. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzees, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.

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