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overseas

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˈoʊvɝˈsiz// over·seas Academic General-service

adj. connected to or coming from a country across the ocean. You use this to describe things like travel, business, or students from another part of the world.

adj. relating to, situated in, or coming from a country across the sea. Typically used in business or academic contexts to describe international operations or foreign nationals.


SIMPLE

The company is looking for new overseas markets.

CONTEXTUAL

Many universities rely on tuition fees from overseas students to fund their research programs and campus upgrades.

COMPLEX

The corporation's aggressive expansion into overseas territories required a complete overhaul of its logistics network to manage the increased complexity of international shipping.

Synonyms
Origin

From earlier oversea, equivalent to oversea + -s. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzees, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.

Usage

Attributive adjective — almost always placed before the noun it modifies.

Pitfall

He lives in overseasHe lives overseasWhen used to describe where someone lives or works, 'overseas' functions as an adverb and does not take the preposition 'in'.

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