Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
You use ~ 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 ~ trip.
...~ 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 ~, a full 10-year passport is required...
= abroad
ADV: ADV after v, be ADV
2.
An ~ student or visitor comes from a foreign country, usually across a sea or an ocean.
Every year nine million ~ visitors come to London.
= foreign
ADJ: ADJ n