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overseas
[oh-ver-seez, oh-ver-seez]
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
Also: oversea. of or relating to passage over the sea
noun
informal, (functioning as singular) a foreign country or foreign countries collectively
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
When the schedule was released, that overseas game looked like the easier of the two.
Denying innovative life science companies the support they need to succeed on American soil only incentivizes them to move good-paying jobs overseas.
And after two major overseas wars, the 2008-09 financial crisis, subsequent sluggish growth, and a pandemic, the U.S. budget swung from surplus at the turn of the century to deficits previously seen only in wartime.
The latest tensions kicked off Thursday, when China unveiled new export controls that would require government approval for overseas sales of many products containing rare earths and for some lithium-ion batteries.
The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven said operating profit increased for both its domestic and overseas convenience-store businesses for the three months ended August.
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