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) + -S 3 or -S 1 ]