What is "overseas" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What is "overseas" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "overseas": in a foreign country

Adjective

  • Meaning: in a foreign country
  • Example: markets abroad overseas markets
  • Synonyms: abroad overseas
  • Similar: foreign
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/

    Meaning of "overseas": beyond or across the sea

    Adverb

  • Meaning: beyond or across the sea
  • Example: He lived overseas for many years
  • Synonyms: oversea overseas
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/

    Meaning of "overseas": being or passing over or across the sea

    Adjective

  • Meaning: being or passing over or across the sea
  • Example: some overseas trade in grain arose
  • Synonyms: oversea overseas
  • Similar: marine
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/

    Meaning of "overseas": in a place across an ocean

    Adverb

  • Meaning: in a place across an ocean
  • Synonyms: abroad overseas
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/

  • Adjective: Abroad. 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. Her overseas trip went well.
  • Synonyms:

    away, abroad, foreign, across, in foreign land, transatlantic, transoceanic, transpacific,

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    overseas in English: overseas
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