how to pronounce overseas

/ˈoʊvɚˈsiːz/

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overseas is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of overseas in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… another 20 million doses overseas in all …”

meanings of overseas

adjective:

Abroad.
Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.
Living (being resident) in a foreign country.

adverb:

Abroad.
Across a sea; to an area across a sea.

overseas frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word overseas occurs in english on average 13.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics overseas can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that overseas can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;

2) people, society, and culture;

3) transport and travel;