overseas

[ adverb, noun oh-ver-seez; adjective oh-ver-seez ]
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adverb
  1. over, across, or beyond the sea; abroad: to be sent overseas.

adjective
  1. of or relating to passage over the sea: overseas travel.

  2. situated beyond the sea: overseas territories.

  1. pertaining to countries, associations, activities, etc., beyond the sea: overseas military service; overseas commitments.

noun
  1. (used with a singular verb) countries or territories across the sea or ocean.

Origin of overseas

1
before 1150; oversea (Middle English overse,Old English ofer sǣ;see over-, sea) + -s3 or -s1
  • Also especially British, o·ver·sea [adverb oh-ver-see; adjective oh-ver-see] /adverb ˌoʊ vərˈsi; adjective ˈoʊ vərˈsi/ (for defs. 1-4).

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British Dictionary definitions for overseas

overseas

adverb(ˌəʊvəˈsiːz)
  1. beyond the sea; abroad

adjective(ˈəʊvəˈsiːz)
  1. of, to, in, from, or situated in countries beyond the sea

  2. Also: oversea (ˌəʊvəˈsiː) of or relating to passage over the sea

noun(ˌəʊvəˈsiːz)
  1. (functioning as singular) informal a foreign country or foreign countries collectively

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