English Online Dictionary. What means overseas? What does overseas mean?
English
Alternative forms
- oversea (British)
Etymology
From earlier oversea, equivalent to oversea + -s. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzees, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/
- Homophones: oversees
- Rhymes: -iːz
Adjective
overseas (not comparable)
- Abroad.
- Synonyms: transmarine, (archaic) ultramarine
- Antonym: domestic
- Used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations: living (being resident) in a foreign country.
- Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
overseas (not comparable)
- Abroad.
- Across a sea; to an area across a sea.