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overseas

[ adverb noun oh-ver-seez; adjective oh-ver-seez ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

over, across, or beyond the sea; abroad:
to be sent overseas.

adjective

of or relating to passage over the sea:
overseas travel.
situated beyond the sea:
overseas territories.
pertaining to countries, associations, activities, etc., beyond the sea:
overseas military service; overseas commitments.

noun

(used with a singular verb) countries or territories across the sea or ocean.

overseas

adverb

beyond the sea; abroad

adjective

of, to, in, from, or situated in countries beyond the sea
Alsooverseaˌəʊvəˈsiː of or relating to passage over the sea

noun

informal.
functioning as singular a foreign country or foreign countries collectively

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Word History and Origins

Origin of overseas¹

before 1150; oversea ( Middle English overse, Old English ofer sǣ; over-, sea ) + -s ³ or -s ¹

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Example Sentences

According to a recent report by the nonprofit MiningWatch Canada, the country is home to more than 1,300 mining and exploration companies, 730 of which operate overseas.

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At the Republican National Convention last summer, for example, he lamented how in small towns across the US "jobs were sent overseas and children were sent to war".

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The Trump administration has repeatedly made clear that it wants overseas spending to be closely aligned with its "America First" approach.

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The initiative is in response to concerns by UK firms that they are losing ground to competition overseas, where approvals processes take half the time.

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They were trafficked to the centres after they were lured overseas by promises of good jobs.

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