OVERSEAS

abroad, overseas

(adjective) in a foreign country; “markets abroad”; “overseas markets”

oversea, overseas

(adjective) being or passing over or across the sea; “some overseas trade in grain arose”

overseas, abroad

(adverb) in a place across an ocean

oversea, overseas

(adverb) beyond or across the sea; “He lived overseas for many years”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

overseas (not comparable)

Abroad.

(used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations) Living (being resident) in a foreign country.

Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.

Adverb

overseas (not comparable)

Abroad.

Across a sea; to an area across a sea.

Source: Wiktionary

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O"ver*sea", O"ver*seas", adv.

Definition: Over the sea; abroad. Milton. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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