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- DictionaryO·ver·seas/ˌōvərˈsēz/
adverb
- 1. in or to a foreign country, especially one across the sea: "he spent quite a lot of time working overseas"
adjective
- 1. from, to, or relating to a foreign country, especially one across the sea: "overseas trips"
to or in a foreign country, especially those separated from your country by the sea or ocean synonym abroad. to live/work/go overseas. The product is sold both at home and overseas. He was working overseas for an oil company. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
adjective [ always before noun ] uk / ˌəʊvəˈsiːz / us. B2. in, to, or from another country: an overseas student. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. overseas. adverb. to live / work overseas.
adj /ˈəʊvəˈsiːz/ of, to, in, from, or situated in countries beyond the sea. Also: oversea /ˌəʊvəˈsiː/ of or relating to passage over the sea. n /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/ ( functioning as singular) informal a foreign country or foreign countries collectively. 'overseas' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Nov 20, 2023 · overseas (not comparable) Abroad . Synonyms: transmarine, (archaic) ultramarine. Antonym: domestic. Overseas branches of the company are doing well. Used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations: living (being resident) in a foreign country .
Definition of overseas. as in international. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. international. foreign-born. exotic. distant. far-off. remote. nonindigenous. multinational. multicultural. multilateral. external. foreign. bizarre. outlandish. imported. introduced. naturalized. strange. transplanted. alien. multiculti. nonnative.
Definition of overseas in Essential American English Dictionary. overseas. adjective. us / ˈoʊ·vərˈsiz/ Add to word list. from another country: an overseas adoption. overseas. adverb. He worked overseas. (Definition of overseas from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of overseas.
in, from, or connected with another country or countries, especially across the sea: We need to open up overseas markets. In the following years, he expanded the firm's overseas operations. overseas investment/investors Finance ministers have struggled to attract overseas investors.
