transmarine

American  

[trans-muh-reen, tranz-] / ˌtræns məˈrin, ˌtrænz- /

adjective

1. being on or coming from the opposite side of the sea or ocean.

2. being or crossing over the sea or ocean.

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transmarine British  

/ ˌtrænzməˈriːn /

adjective

1. a less common word for overseas

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Etymology

Origin of transmarine

From the Latin word trānsmarīnus, dating back to 1575–85. See trans-, marine

Example Sentences

The laws and language, the manners and titles, of the French nation and Latin church, were introduced into these transmarine colonies.

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 by Milman, Henry Hart

And, if the senator chose to indulge more directly in the profits of transmarine commerce, to what extent was he really hindered by the provisions of the law?

From A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate by Greenidge, A. H. J. (Abel Hendy Jones)

The transmarine postal service has been a source of constant annoyance to almost every commercial nation.

From Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post by Rainey, Thomas

Heyn was employed by the Dutch West India Company, which from the year 1623 onwards, carried the Spanish war into the transmarine possessions of Spain and Portugal.

From The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century by Haring, Clarence Henry

There are many instances of the desirableness and the necessity of the transmarine steam post on important lines of foreign communication where we have a large trade, and yet no postal means of conducting it.

From Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post by Rainey, Thomas