What does overseas mean?

Definitions for overseas
ˌoʊ vərˈsiz; ˈoʊ vərˈsiz; ˌoʊ vərˈsi; ˈoʊ vərˈsiover·seas

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word overseas.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. abroad, overseasadjective

    in a foreign country

    "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"

  2. oversea, overseasadverb

    being or passing over or across the sea

    "some overseas trade in grain arose"

  3. oversea, overseasadverb

    beyond or across the sea

    "He lived overseas for many years"

  4. overseas, abroadadverb

    in a place across an ocean

Wiktionary

  1. overseasadverb

    Abroad.

    Overseas branches of the company are doing well.

  2. overseasadverb

    Across a sea.

    Her overseas trip went well.

  3. overseasadjective

    Abroad.

    Overseas branches of the company are doing well.

  4. overseasadjective

    Living (being resident) in a foreign country.

    Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America.

  5. overseasadjective

    Across a sea.

    Her overseas trip went well.

Wikipedia

  1. Overseas

    Diaspora, a scattered population whose origin lies in a separate locale Expatriate, a person residing in a country other than their native country Overseas Chinese Overseas Citizenship of India Overseas Filipinos Overseas Filipino Worker Overseas VietnameseOutremer or Crusader states, four Roman Catholic polities Overseas collectivity, an administrative division of France Overseas constituency, an electoral district outside of a nation-state's borders Overseas countries and territories, territories dependent on an EU member state Overseas country of France, a designation for French Polynesia Overseas department and region, a department of overseas France Overseas France, the French-administered territories outside Europe Overseas province, a non-continental holding of Portugal Overseas territory, a separated dependent or constituent part of a country

ChatGPT

  1. overseas

    Overseas refers to countries or places across the sea, away from one's home country. It can describe places, activities, or entities that are located, taking place, or originating outside of one's home country. This term is commonly used to indicate foreign countries or regions, particularly those separated by an ocean or sea.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'overseas' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3613

  2. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'overseas' in Adverbs Frequency: #399

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'overseas' in Adjectives Frequency: #486

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of overseas in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of overseas in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of overseas in a Sentence

  1. Immigration Studies analyst Jessica Vaughan:

    We're creating a group of sort of pseudo citizens who live overseas, but can take advantage of the fact that they are U.S. citizens on paper, there is no question this is a threat to our national interest at worst. At best, it is something very distasteful because it cheapens U.S. citizenship.

  2. Rod Sims:

    This is particularly critical for gas users in the southern states, who are likely to become increasingly reliant on gas from interstate or overseas.

  3. Alexander Navarro:

    Lots of elected officials as well as public health officers were telling people to wear masks as part of their civic duty, they were trying to tap into this idea that if you couldn't be over there fighting alongside our boys overseas, you could be doing your part here on the home front.

  4. Joshua Walden:

    A federal government approach that is overly prescriptive regarding the deployment of new hardware and software will deter the private sector’s ability to invent and compete in the marketplace, worse, it will drive us to relocate our business planning and R&D overseas, where we are being welcomed by foreign countries eager for investment in this new technology area.

  5. Bin Shi:

    Index inclusion will bring more long-term institutional investors into the A-shares market...which will change the market structure, as overseas investors become more active in the market, so listed companies in China will be under tougher scrutiny and they'll have to bring their disclosure and governance practices into line with international standards.

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