Meaning & use
Overseas
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Located in, coming from, or relating to a foreign country across the sea.
See it in a sentence
She accepted an overseas posting in Tokyo.
He studied overseas for two years before returning home.
A note on using this word
Functions as both an adjective ('an overseas trip') and an adverb ('to travel overseas'), a dual role common to many directional words.
Words with a similar meaning
foreignabroad
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Words with an opposite meaning
domestichomeland
Another way to use it
2. adverb
In or to a foreign country across the sea.
They moved overseas for his new job.
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