overseas
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overseas
- /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/ UK
- /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/ US
Sounds like oversees · Rhymes with -iːz
Where it comes from
From earlier oversea, equivalent to oversea + -s. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzees, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.
adjective oversea
- Abroad, especially across the sea. 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.
adverb oversea
- Abroad. He emigrated and now lives overseas.
- Across a sea; to an area across a sea. She travelled overseas.
