overseas

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Abroad, especially across the sea.
2. (not-comparable) Used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations: living (being resident) in a foreign country.
3. (not-comparable) Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Abroad.
2. (not-comparable) Across a sea; to an area across a sea.

Opposite of

domestic

Synonyms

abroad

oversea

foreign

foreign country

transmarine

exterior

outside

transoceanic

foreign land

in Europe

outer layer

across the ocean

alien

👽

broadly

external

outlandish

tramontane

transatlantic

Translations

outre-mer

oltremarino

estero

oltremare

extranjero

in Übersee

im Ausland

εξωτερικό

Ausland

étranger

überseeisch

d’oltremare

à l’étranger

Übersee

ultramar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/

Etymology

Cognate with Western Frisian: oerseesk

Cognate with Dutch: overzees

Cognate with German: Übersee

Cognate with Danish: oversøisk

In summary

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