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Outremer¹

  • /ˈuːtɹəmɛː/ UK
  • /ˈutɹəmɛɹ/ Canada, US

Where it comes from

From French outre-mer (“beyond the sea”), from outre (“beyond”) and mer (“sea”).

proper noun

  1. historical, of France The French Crusader States established in the Middle East after the First Crusade. After the capture of Jerusalem, the genuine pilgrims had begun to trickle home; the Franks who remained in Outremer (as the Crusader lands in the Middle East had come to be called) were military adventurers, now out for what they could get.

outremer²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French outremer.

noun outremers

  1. An area beyond the sea.

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"outremer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/outremer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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outremer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/outremer

Chicago

"outremer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/outremer.

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@misc{outremer_2026,
  title = {outremer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outremer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}