OVERSEAS


Meaning of OVERSEAS in English

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

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

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