Oversea
//ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː// adj, adv
adj, adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of overseas. British, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"It was the biggest thing in the town, and everybody I met was full of it. They were going to run an over-sea empire, and make no end of coin by trade."
Adjective
- 1 being or passing over or across the sea wordnet
Adverb
- 1 Alternative form of overseas. British, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Adverb
- 1 beyond or across the sea wordnet
Example
More examples"It was the biggest thing in the town, and everybody I met was full of it. They were going to run an over-sea empire, and make no end of coin by trade."
Etymology
From Middle English over-se, over see, ouer sea, from Old English ofer sǣ (literally “over/across (the) sea”); equivalent to over + sea. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzee, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.
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