transcription, транскрипция: [ oʊvə(r)si:z ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
You use overseas to describe things that involve or are in foreign countries, usually across a sea or an ocean.
He has returned to South Africa from his long overseas trip.
...overseas trade figures.
= foreign
ADJ : ADJ n
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Overseas is also an adverb.
If you’re staying for more than three months or working overseas, a full 10-year passport is required...
= abroad
ADV : ADV after v , be ADV
2.
An overseas student or visitor comes from a foreign country, usually across a sea or an ocean.
Every year nine million overseas visitors come to London.
= foreign
ADJ : ADJ n