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adverb over·seas \ˌō-vər-ˈsēz\
: in or to a foreign country that is across a sea or ocean
Full Definition of OVERSEAS
: beyond or across the sea <lived overseas for a time>
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First Known Use of OVERSEAS
1533
Rhymes with OVERSEAS
Ambonese, Androcles, Annamese, antifreeze, Assamese, Balinese, Bengalese, Bhutanese, Bolognese, Brooklynese, Cantonese, Cervantes, Ceylonese, Chersonese, Congolese, cottage cheese, diocese, expertise, Faeroese, federalese, fifth disease, Genovese, gourmandise, Hebrides, Heracles, Hercules, Hyades, ill at ease, in a breeze, Japanese, Javanese, Johnsonese, journalese, Kanarese, legalese, litotes, manganese, Milanese, Nepalese, Nipponese, Pekingese, Pericles, Pleiades, Portuguese, Pyrenees, shoot the breeze, Siamese, Sienese, Silures, Sinhalese, Socrates, Sophocles, Sporades, to one's knees
2overseas
adjective over·seas \ˈō-vər-ˌsēz\
Definition of OVERSEAS
1
: of or relating to movement, transport, or communication over the sea <an overseas liner>
2
: situated, originating in, or relating to lands beyond the sea <overseas installations> <overseas immigrants>
See overseas defined for kids First Known Use of OVERSEAS
1892
OVERSEAS Defined for Kids
1overseas
adverb over·seas \ˌō-vər-ˈsēz\
Definition of OVERSEAS for Kids
: to or in a foreign country that is across the sea <I lived overseas.>
2overseas
adjective
Definition of OVERSEAS for Kids
: involving, occurring in, or intended for lands across the sea <overseas trade>
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