overseas

overseas
adv., n. /oh'veuhr seez"/; adj. /oh"veuhr seez"/, adv.
1. over, across, or beyond the sea; abroad: to be sent overseas.
adj.
2. of or pertaining to passage over the sea: overseas travel.
3. situated beyond the sea: overseas territories.
4. pertaining to countries, associations, activities, etc., beyond the sea: overseas military service; overseas commitments.
n.
5. (used with a sing. v.) countries or territories across the sea or ocean.
Also, esp. Brit., oversea adv. /oh'veuhr see"/; adj. /oh"veuhr see"/ (for defs. 1-4).
[bef. 1150; oversea (ME overse, OE ofer sae; see OVER-, SEA) + -S3 or -S1]

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