overseas
In foreign lands
Overseas means across or beyond the sea—in or to a foreign country, especially one reached by ocean travel.
As an adjective, it describes things foreign or international: overseas markets, overseas travel, overseas military bases.
As an adverb, it indicates location or movement abroad: She lived overseas for ten years.
The word often implies significant distance, not just any border crossing.
From another nation
expat · expatriate · emigrant · immigrant · diaspora · relocation · posting · assignment
Intended arrival point
- journeyTravel from place to place
- voyageJourney by sea
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
airline · airport · departure · arrival · itinerary · tourism · tourist · vacation
Organized distribution of resources
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- stationedAssigned to a location
- tour of dutyAssigned period of service
veterans · servicemembers · posting · operations · combat · mission · theater · garrison
Obtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- freightGoods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
customs · tariff · commerce · supply chain · manufacturing · outsourcing · sourcing · markets
Dependent territorial settlement
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- possessionState of owning
- dominionAuthority to rule
- commonwealthState for public good
mandate · dependency · province · enclave · outpost · settlement · jurisdiction · administration
foreign
From another nation
away · expat · expatriate · emigrant · immigrant · diaspora · relocation · posting · assignment · stationed
destination
Intended arrival point
flight · airline · airport · departure · arrival · itinerary · tourism · tourist · vacation · holiday
deployment
Organized distribution of resources
tour of duty · veterans · servicemembers · posting · operations · combat · mission · theater · garrison · peacekeeping
import
Obtain from overseas
cargo · customs · tariff · commerce · supply chain · manufacturing · outsourcing · sourcing · markets · goods
colony
Dependent territorial settlement
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- possessionState of owning
- dominionAuthority to rule
commonwealth · mandate · dependency · province · enclave · outpost · settlement · jurisdiction · administration · governance
- place adjectivescoastal, suburban, urban, rural, northern
- place descriptorsregional, local, remote, national, isolated
- Status phrasesat home, in town, on site, in transit, on location
- travel adjectivesscenic, exotic, adventurous, luxurious, remote
- long distancelong distance, long haul, cross-country, miles, mileage
- other placeselsewhere, somewhere else, other side, away, abroad
overseasdomestic
Of the home
native · indigenous · homegrown · local · autochthonous
- overseas territoryLand under foreign sovereignty
- overseas employmentJob in foreign country