/ əˈbrɔːd; NAmE / adverb ( especially BrE )
1.
in or to a foreign country :
to be / go / travel / live abroad
She worked abroad for a year.
imports of cheap food from abroad
He was famous, both at home and abroad (= in his own country and in other countries) .
2.
( formal ) being talked about or felt by many people :
There was news abroad that a change was coming.
3.
( old use ) outside; outdoors
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from a- on + broad .