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oversea

/əʊvə(ɹ)siː/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Abroad.
  2. (used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations) Living (being resident) in a foreign country.
  3. Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.
  4. Abroad.
  5. Across a sea; to an area across a sea.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

sea(English)expatriate(English)offshore(English)foreign(English)off-shore(English)abroad(English)malaysian(English)taiwan(English)deployment(English)territories(English)overseas(English)vietnamese(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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