overseas

pronunciation

How to pronounce overseas in British English: UK [ˌəʊvəˈsiːz]word uk audio image

How to pronounce overseas in American English: US [ˌoʊvərˈsiːz] word us audio image

  • Adjective:
    in a foreign country
    being or passing over or across the sea
  • Adverb:
    beyond or across the sea
    in a place across an ocean

Word Origin

overseas (adj.)
1580s, from over + sea. Popularized during World War I as a British euphemism for "colonial."

Synonym

Example

1. Some overseas investors are also interested .
2. I probably was and I loved the overseas lifestyle .
3. Faster chinese spending is likely to meet broad approval overseas .
4. Many citizens tuned into shortwave news broadcasts from overseas .
5. Other overseas and hong kong journalists were turned away .

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