Definitions for overseasˌoʊ vərˈsiz; ˈoʊ vərˈsiz; ˌoʊ vərˈsi; ˈoʊ vərˈsi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•seasˌoʊ vərˈsiz; ˈoʊ vərˈsiz; ˌoʊ vərˈsi; ˈoʊ vərˈsi(adv.; adj.)
also o•ver•sea
over, across, or beyond the sea; abroad.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(adj.)of or pertaining to passage over the sea.
Category: Common Vocabulary
of, from, or located in places across the sea; foreign.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of overseas:
bef. 1150
Princeton's WordNet
abroad, overseas(adj)
in a foreign country
"markets abroad"; "overseas markets"
oversea, overseas(adverb)
being or passing over or across the sea
"some overseas trade in grain arose"
oversea, overseas(adverb)
beyond or across the sea
"He lived overseas for many years"
overseas, abroad(adverb)
in a place across an ocean
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
overseas(adjective)ˌoʊ vərˈsiz; adj. ˈoʊ vərˈsiz
from, to, or in another country, separated from your country by an ocean
overseas students/travel; the company's overseas operations
overseas(adverb)ˌoʊ vərˈsiz; adj. ˈoʊ vərˈsiz
to or in another country, separated from your country by an ocean
young people traveling overseas
Wiktionary
overseas(Adverb)
Abroad.
Overseas branches of the company are doing well.
overseas(Adverb)
Across a sea.
Her overseas trip went well.
overseas(Adjective)
Abroad.
Overseas branches of the company are doing well.
overseas(Adjective)
Living (being resident) in a foreign country.
Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America.
overseas(Adjective)
Across a sea.
Her overseas trip went well.
Translations for overseas
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- oorsee, oorseseAfrikaans

- ما وَراء البِحارArabic

- отвъд моретоBulgarian

- além-marPortuguese (BR)

- za moře; zámořskýCzech

- nachÜbersee, Übersee-...German

- oversøisk; oversøiskt; udenlandsDanish

- στο εξωτερικό/υπερπόντιοςGreek

- üle mere, mere taha, välis-Estonian

- خارجی؛ ورا دریاییFarsi

- merentakainenFinnish

- d'outre-mer; outre-merFrench

- מְעֶבֶר לַיָםHebrew

- समुद्र पारHindi

- prekomorski, inozemniCroatian

- tengeren túli, külföldiHungarian

- luar negeriIndonesian

- handan hafsins; erlendisIcelandic

- 海外の[]Japanese

- 바다 저편에, 해외로Korean

- į užjūrį, į užsienį; užjūrio, užsienioLithuanian

- aizjūras-; ārzemju-; uz ārzemēmLatvian

- luar negeriMalay

- overzeesDutch

- oversjøisk, utenriks-, utenlandsNorwegian

- za morze, zamorskiPolish

- خارجی؛ ورا دریاییPersian

- د سيند پر غاړهPashto

- além-marPortuguese

- pe/peste mare; (de) peste hotareRomanian

- заморский; заграничный;за морем; за границейRussian

- za more; zámorskýSlovak

- prekmorski; prek morjaSlovenian

- prekookeanskiSerbian

- på (från, till) andra sidan havet, utomlandsSwedish

- โพ้นทะเล; ต่างประเทศThai

- denizaşırıTurkish

- 海外的Chinese (Trad.)

- за морем; за кордономUkrainian

- سمندر پارUrdu

- thuộc về nước ngoàiVietnamese

- 海外的Chinese (Simp.)

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