overseas

/ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/adjective

Located in or connected with a foreign country, typically one across an ocean.

Example sentences

“She accepted an overseas assignment in Singapore for two years.”
“The company gets half its sales from overseas markets.”

Works as an adverb too: to live overseas. Interchangeable with 'abroad' in most sentences.

Synonyms for overseas

foreign
international

Antonyms

domestic

On the Academic Word List. Find it in: Academic vocabulary.

Related words

abroadIn or to a country other than one's own.mainlandThe main body of a country or continent, as opposed to its islands or peninsulas.continentOne of the earth's largest unbroken landmasses, usually separated from the others by oceans or major geographical features, sometimes counted together with its shelves and nearby islands.outboundMoving away from a starting point; headed outward on a journey.hemisphereOne half of the Earth, such as the northern, southern, eastern, or western half.inboundMoving toward a place; arriving rather than leaving.