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Definition of overseas adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

overseas

adjective
 
/ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈsiːz/
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  1. connected with foreign countries, especially those separated from your country by the sea or ocean
    • The firm is expanding into overseas markets.
    • overseas development/trade
    • overseas visitors/students
    • This was her first overseas trip as prime minister.
    compare home
    Extra Examples
    • The overseas aid budget has been cut.
    • They have one overseas holiday a year.
    • There are some scholarships for students from overseas countries.
    • The company is backed by overseas investors.
    • The hotel is popular with overseas visitors to London.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOverseas is used with these nouns:
    • aid
    • asset
    • bank
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See overseas in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee overseas in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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