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How to pronounce overseas in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms abroad
Type Words
Synonyms oversea


He lived overseas for many years.
Type Words
Synonyms abroad


overseas markets.
Type Words
Synonyms oversea


some overseas trade in grain arose.

Examples of overseas

overseas
She will be overseas during the April 29 ceremony, according to People magazine.
From the denverpost.com
The company is considering buying coal mines and power plants overseas, he said.
From the bloomberg.com
Raymond Earl Knaeble is one of an unknown number of Americans stranded overseas.
From the edition.cnn.com
Tech companies tend to make a lot of their money from stronger overseas markets.
From the businessweek.com
Paying dividends is clearly a plus, and investing overseas is no longer a minus.
From the businessweek.com
Obama would repeal the tax break that rewards companies that move jobs overseas.
From the suntimes.com
All but five of the team's 20 players are from overseas, with five from England.
From the news-journalonline.com
If Washington won't help, Rowland says, he will have to move some jobs overseas.
From the time.com
She laid off more than 25,000 workers and outsourced thousands of jobs overseas.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Oversea: beyond or across the sea; "He lived overseas for many years"
  • Abroad: in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"
  • In a place across an ocean
  • Abroad; Across a sea; Not straightforward; Abroad; Across a sea
  • (oversea) Alternative spelling of overseas; Alternative spelling of overseas
  • Any move which crosses a country boundary, regardless of the number of miles.
  • Is commonly defined as any country other than your country of residence
  • Some argue that this is a neutral term.
  • Noun and adverb. Abroad, outside a continent. "Mary worked overseas several years as a engineer." This sentence means she worked outside the continent her country is situated. An example, if you are a Chinese and have got a job in London, you will be working overseas.