oversea
4.2
Located in a country across the sea
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˈsi/
- Archaic
:
transoceánico
- The company specializes in oversea shipping and logistics for international clients.
Examples
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This is an oversea delivery?
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Many oversea students face cultural adjustments when studying abroad.
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Steve and Big Mike oversea security.
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We are planning an oversea trip to explore the beautiful beaches of the Caribbean.
Synonyms
overseas
vsoversea
86
2.8
About a foreign country across the sea, like a job or study
is the same meaning but a different word form
intercontinental
vsoversea
15
5.1
Between two or more continents, for example flights
focuses on sea separation rather than just continental span
transoceanic
vsoversea
1
6.7
Happening between continents across an ocean for travel and communication
is broader and covers any relation across the sea rather than only ocean crossings
Antonyms
Surface Forms
oversea positive
Morphology
Etymology
Oversea is built from over ('across') and sea ('the ocean'), so it describes things that are 'across the sea'. That's why we talk about oversea trade or oversea offices when we mean business or places in foreign countries separated by the ocean.