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overseas

overseas

86 2.8
About a foreign country across the sea, like a job or study
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊvərˈsiːz/
translation icon : extranjero
  • Many students dream of studying overseas to experience different cultures and education systems.
  • overseas travel
  • overseas market
  • overseas investment

Then Mayor Pete weighed in on America's overseas wars.

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Examples

  • Israel is also an attractive site for overseas investors, particularly in the high-tech area.

    Academic text (2013)
  • All the TCK respondents noted that they enjoy benefits from their overseas experiences.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In other cases, the parties agree that an overseas bank will purchase the ship.

    Academic text (2017)
  • This is my second overseas adventure in a month.

  • Now, urban Chinese enjoy overseas travel to study, work, or play.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Large private and public institutions first became involved in providing overseas opportunities for their students during the 1960s.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Powerful German merchants started to profit from overseas commerce in Asia and Africa.

  • The Darden College of Education has initiated an overseas student teaching program with several cities in England.

    Academic text (1990)
  • During her studies, she decided to take an overseas internship in Australia for the summer.

  • He moved to an overseas location to expand his business operations and reach new markets.

Synonyms

abroad
vsoverseas
343 1.0

In a country that is not your own

is more specific about being across the sea rather than any foreign country
oversea
vsoverseas
  • Archaic
3.0

In or to a country across the sea

is used more generally for foreign places, not only those across the sea

Antonyms

1.0

Belonging to a particular area or community, not to a larger region

587 2.8

Made or grown in your country, not in other countries

Compounds

4.9

A short message sent quickly to someone in another country

7.7

A small pointed hat worn with a military uniform that folds flat

How Foreign

overseas
86 2.8
international
2.1
external
84 3.8
regional
521 3.5
domestic
405 2.8

Surface Forms

overseas positive

Morphology

overseas = sea (transparent) = over + sea

Adjective meaning ('located across the sea') is directly derived from the components 'over' + 'sea'. [Postprocessing: moved 'over' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Overseas comes from the parts over and seas, originally meaning 'over the sea' or 'across the sea'. So an overseas job or study is one in a foreign country across the water.