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overseas

adjective, adverb
UK /.vsiz / US /o.vsiz /

B2 in, from, or to other countries:

We need to open up overseas markets.

There are a lot of overseas students studying at our college.

My brother is a student overseas.
Many more people go/travel/live/work overseas these days.

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The company has been successful in penetrating overseas markets this year.

If you were offered an overseas posting, would you take it?

After he'd served his apprenticeship he found work overseas.
The airline halved its overseas service because of a sharp reduction in traffic.
Our firm does a lot of business with overseas customers.

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(Definition of overseas from the Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus Cambridge University Press)
Translations of overseas

in Spanish

extranjero, al extranjero

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overriding commission

overripe
overrule
overrun
browse overseas
overseas agent
overseas aid

overseas investment
overseas trade

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overseas trade
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overseas investment, at foreign investment
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