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overseas

adjective, adverb
 
 
/ˌəʊ.vəˈsiːz/ US  /ˌoʊ.vɚ-/

Definition

B2 in, from, or to other countries: We need to open up overseas markets. There are a lot of overseas students in Cambridge. My brother is a student overseas. Many more people go/travel/live/work overseas these days.Country and nationContinents and regions of the worldCountry names
(Definition of overseas adjectiveadverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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