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Dictionary: o·ver·seas   (ō'vər-sēz', ō'vər-sēz') pronunciation
adv.
Beyond the sea; abroad.

adj.
Of, relating to, originating in, or situated in countries across the sea.


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adj

Definition: across an ocean
Antonyms: at home


Military Dictionary: overseas
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(DOD) All locations, including Alaska and Hawaii, outside the continental United States.

WordNet: overseas
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: in a foreign country
  Synonym: abroad

Meaning #2: being or passing over or across the sea
  Synonym: oversea


The adverb overseas has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: beyond or across the sea
  Synonym: oversea

Meaning #2: in a place across an ocean
  Synonyms: beyond the sea, over the sea, abroad


Translations: Overseas
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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - oversøisk, udenlandsk, over havet, udenlands
adj. - oversøisk, udenlandsk

Nederlands (Dutch)
overzee(s), in het buitenland

Français (French)
adv. - à l'étranger, outre-mer, outre-manche
adj. - étranger, à l'étranger, extérieur, à l'extérieur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Übersee-
adv. - in Übersee, nach Übersee

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υπερπόντιος, αλλοδαπός, ξένης χώρας
adv. - υπερποντίως, στο εξωτερικό
n. pl. - (το) εξωτερικό

Italiano (Italian)
oltremare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ultramarino, transoceânico, estrangeiro
adv. - além-mar, no ultramar

Русский (Russian)
заморский, за море

Español (Spanish)
adv. - ultramar, allende los mares
adj. - de ultramar, extranjero, exterior, en ultramar

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - transmarin, utländsk, utrikes-, utlands-, från utlandet
adv. - på andra sidan havet, från (till) utlandet, utomlands
n. pl. - länder på andra sidan havet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
在海外, 在国外, 海外的, 国外的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 在海外, 在國外
adj. - 海外的, 國外的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 해외로부터
adj. - 외국으로 가는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 海外の
adv. - 海外へ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) واقع عبر البحار, أجنبي (ظرف) عبر البحار, ماوراء البحار (الجمع) عبر البحار, ماوراء البحار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בחו"ל, מעבר לים‬
adj. - ‮נמצא מעבר לים, זר, של תחבורה אל מעבר לים‬


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