overseas

alternative UK oversea

1. not comparableAbroad, especially across the sea.

   Overseas branches of the company are doing well.

   Synonyms: transmarine, ultramarine · Antonyms: domestic

2. not comparableUsed with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations: living (being resident) in a foreign country.

   Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America.

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   The reputations of our universities and our research base are already under threat because of the fallout from the EU referendum result, which is making the UK an unfriendlier place for overseas scholars and students, as well as cutting off access to an important stream of research funding and to a vibrant and well-developed ecosystem for collaborative work.

   2016 October 18, Stephen Curry, “Why the Higher Education and Research Bill must be amended”, in The Guardian

3. not comparableAcross a sea; to or in an area across a sea.

   Her overseas trip went well.

alternative UK oversea

1. not comparableAbroad.

   He emigrated and now lives overseas.

2. not comparableAcross a sea; to an area across a sea.

   She travelled overseas.

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   (We are agents of the free.) I've had my fun, and now it's time to serve your conscience overseas. Coming in fast, over me...

   1988 November 8, R.E.M., “Orange Crush”, in Green