Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - overseas

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use overseas to describe things that involve or are in foreign countries, usually across a sea or an ocean. He has returned to South Africa from his long overseas trip. ...overseas trade figures. = foreign ADJ: ADJ n • Overseas is also an adverb. If you’re staying for more than three months or working overseas, a full 10-year passport is required... = abroad ADV: ADV after v, be ADV 2. An overseas student or visitor comes from a foreign country, usually across a sea or an ocean. Every year nine million overseas visitors come to London. = foreign ADJ: ADJ n