[adverb, noun oh-ver-seez; adjective oh-ver-seez] /adverb, noun ˌoʊ vərˈsiz; adjective ˈoʊ vərˈsiz/

over, across, or beyond the sea; abroad:
to be sent overseas.
of or relating to passage over the sea:
overseas travel.
situated beyond the sea:
overseas territories.
overseas military service; overseas commitments.
adverb (ˌəʊvəˈsiːz)
beyond the sea; abroad
adjective (ˈəʊvəˈsiːz)
noun (ˌəʊvəˈsiːz)

1580s, from over + sea. Popularized during World War I as a British euphemism for “colonial.”


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