overseas

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   beyond or across the sea

   The diplomat lived overseas for many years.

2. 2
   adj

   being or passing over or across the sea

   some overseas trade in grain arose

3. 3
   adj

   Abroad, especially across the sea.

   Overseas branches of the company are doing well.

4. 4
   adj

   Used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations: living (being resident) in a foreign country.

   Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America.

5. 5
   adj

   Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.

   Her overseas trip went well.

6. 6
   adv

   Abroad.

   He emigrated and now lives overseas.

7. 7
   adv

   Across a sea; to an area across a sea.

   She travelled overseas.

8. 8
   adv

   in a place across an ocean

Etymology

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