overseas

English

Alternative forms

• (British) oversea

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/, SAMPA: /%@Uv@"si:z/
• (US) IPA: /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/, SAMPA: /%oUv@`"si:z/
• Rhymes: -iːz

Adjective

overseas (not comparable)

1. (chiefly UK) abroad.
2. (used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations) Living (being resident) in a foreign country.

   Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America.

3. Across a sea.
4. (figuratively) Not straightforward.

Translations

abroad

Finnish: ulkomainen (fi) German: Übersee- Hebrew: חו"ל [Hul] from חוץ לארץ [huts laarets] out of country

Italian: estero (it) Japanese: 海外の (kaigai-no) Serbian: inostranstvo (sr) n.

across a sea

Dutch: overzees (nl) Finnish: merentakainen (fi)

Italian: oltremare (it)

not straightforward

Finnish: kummallinen (fi)

Adverb

overseas (not comparable)

1. (chiefly UK) Abroad.

   He emigrated and now lives overseas.

2. Across a sea.

Translations

abroad

Dutch: Buitenlands (nl) Finnish: ulkomailla (fi), ulkomaille French: à l'étranger Haitian Creole: aletranje

Italian: all'estero Japanese: 海外に (kaigai-ni) Swedish: utomlands (sv)

across a sea

Finnish: merten (fi) pl. takana/taakse