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

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce overseas?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say overseas in sign language?

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. Eric Trump:

   Theres no specificity to anything, i mean, how about talking about, you know, after the Democrats signed NAFTA, that we lost 70,000 factories in this country, and our jobs all went overseas? ERIC TRUMP: INCREDIBLY RADICAL DEMS PUSHING FOR CRAZY POLICIES THAT WOULD DESTROY US.

2. James Liang:

   Seeing from the overseas brands of ours, it is already happening.

3. Burt Flickinger:

   Given the situation at the ports and the container shortages, sending product overseas isn't really an option.

4. Gwen Graham:

   Too many textile and manufacturing jobs have left our country to be shipped overseas.

5. Joseph Sobran:

   If you want government to intervene domestically, you're a liberal. If you want government to intervene overseas, you're conservative. If you want government to intervene everywhere, you're a moderate. If you don't want government to intervene anywhere, you're an extremist.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=overseas
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Overseas
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=overseas