overseas

UK: /ˌəʊvə^rˈsiːz/

US: /adv. ˌoʊvɚˈsiz; adj. ˈoʊvɚˈsiz/

US: (adv., n. ō′vər sēz′; adj. ō′vər sēz′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

o•ver•seas /adv. ˌoʊvɚˈsiz; adj. ˈoʊvɚˈsiz/  also ˈo•verˌsea, adv. 

1. over, across, or beyond the sea;
   abroad:
   lived overseas.

adj. [before a noun]

2. of or relating to passage over the sea:
   overseas shipments.
3. of, from, or located in places across the sea;
   foreign:
   overseas competition.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

o•ver•seas  (adv., n. ō′vər sēz′;adj. ō′vər sēz′), adv. 

1. British Terms over, across, or beyond the sea;
   abroad:
   to be sent overseas.

adj. 

2. British Terms of or pertaining to passage over the sea:
   overseas travel.
3. British Terms situated beyond the sea:
   overseas territories.
4. British Terms pertaining to countries, associations, activities, etc., beyond the sea:
   overseas military service; overseas commitments.

n. 

5. (used with a sing. v.) countries or territories across the sea or ocean.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] o•ver•sea  (adv. ō′vər sē′;adj. ō′vər sē′) (for defs. 1–4).

• bef. 1150; oversea (Middle English overse, Old English ofer sǣ; see over-, sea) + -s³ or -s¹

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overseas adverb / ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/

1. beyond the sea; abroad

adjective / ˈəʊvəˈsiːz/

1. of, to, in, from, or situated in countries beyond the sea
2. Also: oversea / ˌəʊvəˈsiː/ of or relating to passage over the sea

noun / ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/

1. (functioning as singular) a foreign country or foreign countries collectively