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overseas

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o·ver·seas  (vr-sz, vr-sz)
adv.
Beyond the sea; abroad.
adj.
Of, relating to, originating in, or situated in countries across the sea.

overseas
Adverb
across the sea; abroad
Adjective
of, to, from, or in a distant country or countries
Noun
Informal a foreign country or foreign countries collectively
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.overseasoverseas - in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"
foreign - of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own); "foreign trade"; "a foreign office"
2.overseas - being or passing over or across the sea; "some overseas trade in grain arose"
marine - relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea
Adv.1.overseas - beyond or across the sea; "He lived overseas for many years"
2.overseasoverseas - in a place across an ocean

All locations, including Alaska and Hawaii, outside the continental United States.
Translations
Spanish overseas [əuvəˈsiːz] adven ultramar (= abroad); en el extranjero
adj [trade] → exterior; [visitor] → extranjero

French overseas [əuvəˈsiːz] advoutre-mer (= abroad); à l'étranger
adj [trade] → extérieur(e); [visitor] → étranger/ère

German overseas [əuvəˈsiːz] adv [live, work] → im Ausland; [travel] → ins Ausland
adj [market, trade] → Übersee-; [student, visitor] → aus dem Ausland

Italian overseas [əuvəˈsiːz] advoltremare (= abroad); all'estero
adj [trade] → estero/a; [visitor] → straniero/a

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There had been a remand, then assurances on the part of a harassed father, and the young man had gone out to bear the White Man's Burden overseas.
England will never keep her trade overseas unless she is prepared to make sacrifices.
The flags of all nations flew in her harbour, and at the climax, the yearly coming and going overseas numbered together upwards of two million human beings.
 
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