overseas en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/ (US)
- /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From earlier oversea, equivalent to oversea + -s. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzees, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Abroad, especially across the sea.
Overseas branches of the company are doing well.
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(not-comparable) Used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations: living (being resident) in a foreign country.
Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America.
The reputations of our universities and our research base are already under threat because of the fallout from the EU referendum result, which is making the UK an unfriendlier place for overseas scholars and students, as well as cutting off access to an important stream of research funding and to a vibrant and well-developed ecosystem for collaborative work.
2016 October 18, Stephen Curry, “Why the Higher Education and Research Bill must be amended”, in The Guardian:
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(not-comparable) Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.
Her overseas trip went well.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oversea | UK, alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
overseas cap · overseas territory · overseas Chinese
Synonyms
Translations (43)
es ultramarino (across a sea) · es a ultramar (across a sea) · nl overzees (across a sea) · ru зарубе́жный (abroad) · th โพ้นทะเล (across a sea) · de Auslands- (abroad) · fr outre-mer (across a sea) · eo transmarejo (across a sea) · nb oversjøisk (abroad) · de im Ausland (abroad) · pt ultramarino (across a sea) · nb oversjøisk (across a sea) · it oltremare (across a sea) · it estero (abroad) · af oorsee (abroad) · fi ulkomainen (abroad) · nn oversjøisk (across a sea) · ru заокеа́нский (across a sea) · af buitlands (abroad) · es de ultramar (abroad) · pl zamorski (across a sea) · ru иностра́нный (abroad) · he מֵעֵבֶר לַיָּם (abroad) · nn oversjøisk (abroad) · hu tengerentúli (across a sea) · ka ზღვისიქითა (across a sea) · ca ultramar (across a sea) · ru замо́рский (across a sea) · ru заграни́чный (abroad) · sh inostranstvo (abroad) · fi merentakainen (across a sea) · pt do exterior (abroad) · ga thar lear (abroad) · th โพ้นทะเล (abroad) · ka ზღვისიქითური (across a sea) · es en ultramar (abroad) · ig ùfèsị (abroad) · ja 海外の (abroad) · de Übersee- (abroad) · ig na ùfèsị mmiri (across a sea) · tr denizaşırı (across a sea) · fr outre-mer (abroad) · th ข้ามทะเล (across a sea)