overseas
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From earlier oversea, equivalent to oversea + -s. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzees, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/
- Homophones: oversees
- Rhymes: -iːz
Adjective
[edit]overseas (not comparable)
- Abroad.
- Synonyms: transmarine, (archaic) ultramarine
- Antonym: domestic
- Overseas branches of the company are doing well.
- Used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations: living (being resident) in a foreign country.
- Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America.
- Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.
- Her overseas trip went well.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]abroad
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across a sea
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Adverb
[edit]overseas (not comparable)
- Abroad.
- He emigrated and now lives overseas.
- Across a sea; to an area across a sea.
- She travelled overseas.
- 1988, R.E.M. (lyrics and music), “Orange Crush”, in Green:
- I've had my fun and now it's time to send / Your conscience overseas / Coming in fast / Over me
Translations
[edit]abroad
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across a sea
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