What does Overseas mean?

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

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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. Diego Rodriguez:

    As alleged, Pugh, an American citizen, was willing to travel overseas and fight jihad alongside terrorists seeking to do us harm.

  2. Alok Sharma:

    This has effectively ended public finance for overseas coal projects, to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, all countries need to raise their ambition and act urgently to consign coal to history.

  3. Akira Amari:

    While there are risks such as overseas developments, we expect the economy to head toward a moderate recovery thanks to the effect of the various (stimulus) steps taken so far.

  4. China National Nuclear Corp:

    (The successful grid connection) indicates that China has broken the monopoly of overseas nuclear technology and has officially become a country with advanced nuclear techniques.

  5. Geng Shuang:

    I think it is reasonable that Chinese media use overseas social media to communicate with local people, to tell stories about China, to introduce Chinese policies.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

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