OVERSEAS


Meaning of OVERSEAS in English

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb

Etymology: over (II) + seas, plural of sea, n.

: beyond or across the sea : abroad

after serving overseas eight months — W.F.Brantley

II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective

1. : of or relating to movement, transport, or communication over the sea

some overseas trade in grain arose — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington

different from all previous … Chinese overseas enterprise — C.P.Fitzgerald

the importance of overseas broadcasting — London Calling

2.

a. : situated, originating in, or relating to lands beyond the sea

American overseas libraries — Malcolm Cowley

overseas markets

culture was most often defined in terms of some overseas antecedent — Oscar Handlin

the overseas Chinese

b. : colonial

changed the designation of France's colonial troops to overseas troops — New York Times

III. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun plural but usually singular in construction

: the lands or regions overseas

the … route between the Great Lakes and overseas — H.M.Mayer

visitors from overseas

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.