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Overseas

/ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/

Abroad.

📖 Definitions of "Overseas"

adjective

1
Abroad.
"Overseas branches of the company are doing well."
2
(used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations) Living (being resident) in a foreign country.
"Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America."
3
Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.
"Her overseas trip went well."

adverb

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
foreignnoun	Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.
abroadnoun	Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
oversea	(chiefly British) Alternative form of overseas. [Abroad, especially across the sea.]
over the sea	in a place across an ocean
beyond the sea	in a place across an ocean

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
abroadnoun	Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
foreignnoun	Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.
seanoun	The ocean; the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface.
beyond the sea	in a place across an ocean
over the sea	in a place across an ocean
outdoorverb	Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.
outsidenoun	The space beyond some limit or boundary.
offshorenoun	Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws or labor costs.
outnoun	Away from the inside or centre.
externally	on the surface or the outside
outwardnoun	Outer; located towards the outside.
exteriornoun	Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
outernoun	Outside; external.
outermostnoun	That which is outermost.
expatriatenoun	One who lives outside one's own country, especially temporarily for a profession or education.
long-haulnoun	Alternative spelling of long haul. [(usually hyphenated) Travelling a long distance.]
emigrantnoun	Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.
inwardnoun	Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside.
foreignernoun	A person from a foreign country.
outboundnoun	Leaving or departing; traveling away from; outward bound.