abroad

adv. & adj.

1. Out of one's own country.
2. In a foreign country or countries.
3. Away from one's home.
4. In circulation; at large.
5. Covering a large area; widely: "An epidemic is abroad in America" (Richard M. Smith).
6. Not on target; in error.

n.
A foreign country or countries in which to live or travel: "Do you like abroad or hate it?" (John le Carré).

[Middle English abrod : a-, in, on; see a-² + brod, broad; see broad.]

adj

Definition: in a foreign country
Antonyms: at home

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IN BRIEF: In a foreign country; far away from home or one's usual surroundings.

Books are the food of youth, the delight of old age; the ornament of prosperity, the refuge and comfort of adversity; a delight at home, and no hindrance abroad; companions by night, in traveling, in the country. — Cicero

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: in a foreign country
  Synonym: overseas

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The adverb abroad has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: to or in a foreign country

Meaning #2: far away from home or one's usual surroundings
  Synonym: afield

Meaning #3: in a place across an ocean
  Synonyms: overseas, beyond the sea, over the sea

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - udenlands, i udlandet
n. - udlandet
adj. - udenlands-

Nederlands (Dutch)
in/naar het buitenland, wijd verspreid, in de omgang, er flink naast, buiten

Français (French)
adv. - à l'étranger, au loin, de tous côtés, dans toutes les directions, aux quatre vents, (au) dehors, hors de chez soi
n. - (l') étranger
adj. - de l'étranger, de loin, du dehors

Deutsch (German)
adv. - im Ausland, ins Ausland
n. - Ausland
adj. - draußen, auswärts, weit verbreitet, weithin

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - στο εξωτερικό, στα ξένα, (απαρχ.) έξω (από το σπίτι, κλειστό χώρο), (μτφ.) στη φόρα, ευρέως, σε κυκλοφορία, ελεύθερος

Italiano (Italian)
all'estero

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - no exterior, em todas as direções, por todo lugar

Русский (Russian)
за границей

Español (Spanish)
adv. - en el extranjero, fuera de casa, en libertad, suelto
n. - el extranjero
adj. - en el extranjero

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - utomlands, utrikes

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在国外, 在外面, 到国外, 到外面, 异国, 海外

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 在國外, 在外面, 到國外, 到外面
n. - 異國, 海外
adj. - 在國外, 在外面, 到國外, 到外面

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 국외로, 외출하여, 널리, 틀려서
n. - 외국
adj. - 외국의, 외출한, 널리

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 国外へ, ヨーロッパへ, 広く, 広まって

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) في بلاد الخارج, بعيدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בחוץ לארץ, בכל מקום, בחוץ (מיושן), בכיוונים שונים, באופן חופשי‬
n. - ‮חוץ לארץ‬
adj. - ‮של חוץ לארץ‬

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carry on abroad