overseas
Abroad, especially across the sea.
Adjective 3 meanings
Abroad, especially across the sea.
“Overseas branches of the company are doing well.”
Used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations: living (being resident) in a foreign country.
“Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America.”
Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.
“Her overseas trip went well.”
Adverb 2 meanings
Abroad.
“He emigrated and now lives overseas.”
Across a sea; to an area across a sea.
“She travelled overseas.”
Etymology
From earlier oversea, equivalent to oversea + -s. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzees, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.
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OVERSEAS at a glance
OVERSEAS has 8 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1 + S 1 + E 1 + A 1 + S 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,314 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with overseas
All rhymes- AREAS5
- IDEAS6
- WHEREAS13
- SEAS4
- PEAS6
- PLEAS7
- GUINEAS8
- TEAS4
- PANCREAS12
- FLEAS8
- CHICKPEAS22
- LEAS4
One letter away
- OVERSEES11
- OVERSETS11
- OVERSEWS14
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