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overseas

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Etymology

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From earlieroversea, equivalent tooversea +‎-s. CompareWest Frisianoerseesk,Dutchoverzees,GermanÜbersee,Danishoversøisk.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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overseas (notcomparable)

  1. Abroad, especially across the sea.
    Synonyms:transmarine,(archaic)ultramarine
    Antonym:domestic
    Overseas branches of the company are doing well.
  2. Used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations:living (beingresident) in aforeigncountry.
    Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America.
    • 2016 October 18, Stephen Curry, “Why the Higher Education and Research Bill must be amended”, inThe Guardian[1]:
      The reputations of our universities and our research base are already under threat because of the fallout from the EU referendum result, which is making the UK an unfriendlier place foroverseas scholars and students, as well as cutting off access to an important stream of research funding and to a vibrant and well-developed ecosystem for collaborative work.
  3. Across asea; to or in anarea across a sea.
    Heroverseas trip went well.

Derived terms

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Translations

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abroadsee alsotransmarine,‎ultramarine
across a seasee alsotransmarine

Adverb

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overseas (notcomparable)

  1. Abroad.
    He emigrated and now livesoverseas.
  2. Across a sea; to an area across a sea.
    She travelledoverseas.
    • 1988 November 8,R.E.M., “Orange Crush”, inGreen:
      (We are agents of the free.) I've had my fun,
      and now it's time to serve
      your conscienceoverseas.
      Coming in fast, over me...

Translations

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abroad
across a sea
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