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It was both necessary and desirable for us to be so strong at sea that no Sea Power could attack us without risk, so that we might be free to protect our oversea interests, independently of the influence and the choice of other Sea Powers.
Bernhard von Bulow

Meaning of "oversea" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERSEA

oversea  [ˌəʊvəˈsiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERSEA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oversea is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERSEA


addressee
ˌædrɛˈsiː
AFDC
ˌeɪɛfdiːˈsiː
asea
əˈsiː
EEOC
ˌiːiːəʊˈsiː
emcee
ˌɛmˈsiː
farci
fɑːˈsiː
FEFC
ˌefiːefˈsiː
foresee
fɔːˈsiː
fricassee
ˌfrɪkəˈsiː
lessee
lɛˈsiː
licensee
ˌlaɪsənˈsiː
NSC
ˌɛnɛsˈsiː
NTSC
ˌentiesˈsiː
oversee
ˌəʊvəˈsiː
SERC
ˌɛsiːɑːˈsiː
SRC
ɛsɑːˈsiː
subsea
sʌbˈsiː
Tennessee
ˌtɛnɪˈsiː
ULC
ˌjuːɛlˈsiː
USMC
ˌjuːɛsɛmˈsiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERSEA

overscutched
overseas
overseas cap
overseas telegram
oversecretion
oversee
overseen
overseer
overseer of the poor
oversell
oversensitive
oversensitivity
overserious
overseriously
overservice
overset
oversetting
oversew
oversewn
oversexed

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERSEA

air-to-sea
antinausea
at sea
Battersea
between the devil and the deep blue sea
Chelsea
deep-sea
go to sea
head sea
Hosea
Kensington and Chelsea
Marshalsea
nausea
put to sea
sea
substantia grisea
Swansea
the sea
undersea

Synonyms and antonyms of oversea in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oversea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERSEA

Find out the translation of oversea to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oversea from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oversea» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海外
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ultramar
570 millions of speakers

English

oversea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

oversea
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من الخارج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зарубежные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ultramarino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিলাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

outre-mer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Luar negara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Übersee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

海外
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

해외
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oversea
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước ngoài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Oversea
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरसीया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

denizaşırı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oltremare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zamorski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зарубіжні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de dincolo de ocean
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

oversea
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorsee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oversea
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utlandet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oversea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSEA»

The term «oversea» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.317 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSEA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «oversea» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «oversea» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oversea

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QUOTES WITH «OVERSEA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word oversea.
1
Bernhard von Bulow
It was both necessary and desirable for us to be so strong at sea that no Sea Power could attack us without risk, so that we might be free to protect our oversea interests, independently of the influence and the choice of other Sea Powers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERSEA»

Discover the use of oversea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oversea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
From Empire To Commonwealth: Reflections on a Career in ...
In this book he gives an account of the concerns of the Overseas Civil Service during the period spanning the end of the empire and the emergence of independent nation-states.
John O'Regan, 1994
2
The influence of oversea expansion on England to 1700
James Edward Gillespie. Besides furnishing fighting ships and trained sailors to meet the Spanish attack, the development of English commerce and buccaneering had helped to provide England with the financial resources needful to aid her ...
James Edward Gillespie, 1920
3
Foreign Relations and Oversea Trade: Address Before the ...
FOREIGN. RELATIONS. AND. OVERSEA. TRADE. Address before the Southern Commercial Congress, Muskogee, Oklahoma, April 30th, 1915, by Mr. Willard Straight, representing the National Foreign Trade Council. As good Americans and ...
Willard Dickerman Straight, 1915
4
Oversea Chinese Fund Limited Partnership, et al.: Securities ...
Weizhen Tang, age 50, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the manager of Oversea Chinese Fund Limited Partnership, a Toronto-based hedge fund, whose general partner is Weizhen Tang & Associates, Inc. Tang is also the owner and co-CEO ...
Harold Loftin
5
Violets from oversea
Tonie and Valmai Holt give comprehensive biographical studies which firmly place the poets in the battlefield and literary context in which their work was conceived. Much new material is included in these original essays.
Tonie Holt, Valmai Holt, Charlotte Zeepvat, 1996
6
Finance of Oversea Trade
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
W. W. Syrett, 2007
7
The Geologist
Newcastle last year shipped 1.916,588 tons of coal and 128,773 tons of coke oversea, and 2,315,017 tons of coal and 20,972 tons of coke coastwise ; Sunderland, 1,023,495 tons of coal and 39,319 tons of coke oversea, and 1,881,299 tons of ...
Samuel Joseph Mackie, 1862
8
Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia
Interstate Shipping comprises two elements : (a) VesselE engaged solely in interstate trade : and (6) Vessels trading between Australia and oversea countries and in the course of their voyage proceeding from one State to another. (It should ...
Austràlia. Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, 1940
9
United Kingdom Company Laws and Regulations Handbook
BR4 Return by an oversea company subject to branch registration of change of directors or secretary or of their particulars BR5 Return by an oversea company subject to branch registration of change of address or other branch particulars BR6 ...
Usa Ibp Usa, 2009
10
Commerce Reports
'once and ocean freight rate (c. i. ill to the United Kings dom. The value of British oversea imports slightly cxcvcdcd in 1020 the value of American oversea exports, though the latter were approximately 52,000.000 ions in weight (of which ...
‎1922

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERSEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oversea is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How To Pick A Grand-Slam Stock
Investors who had the foresight two decades ago to back Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (SGX:O39), food producer Super Group ... «The Motley Fool Singapore, Jul 15»
2
K-netz Insist 2NE1 'Come Back Home' Inspired Taylor Swift's 'Bad …
... when asked about the controversy, a representative of 2NE1's label YG Entertainment said in a statement, "I saw the oversea press releases ... «Yibada, Jul 15»
3
Rebranding Nigeria: A Task That Must Be Done
How Nigerians are seen oversea? What is the dominant attitude of foreigners towards Nigerians? These are salient issues that must be ... «Nigerian Observer, Jul 15»
4
Ireland oversea visitors best year ever
Today's figures from the CSO (Central Statistics Office) indicate that this was the best ever January to June period for overseas visitors to ... «ITCM, Jul 15»
5
Investors betting gold isn't done falling
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.'s Barnabas Gan, the most accurate forecaster of precious metals in rankings compiled by Bloomberg, predicts ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
6
Next Week's News Today: Singapore Airlines Set To Cruise
The Garden City's three biggest lenders, namely, DBS Group (SGX:D05), Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (SGX:O39), and United ... «The Motley Fool Singapore, Jul 15»
7
China's oldest investment bank CICC fails to pay off for investors
KKR, TPG, Singapore wealth fund GIC and the insurance arm of Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation bought the stake. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
8
Manulife Financial Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks (MFC)
Its holds a significant market in Canada and the Standard Life Oversea Holdings takeover broadened its share in the region. The company is ... «Watch List News, Jul 15»
9
Gold falls below $US1,100
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd commodities analyst Barnabas Gan said the in-house forecast for the year-end still stands at US$1,050. «iFreePress.com, Jul 15»
10
Gold sentiment still bearish
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd commodities analyst Barnabas Gan said the in-house forecast for the year-end still stands at US$1,050. «The Star Online, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Oversea [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/oversea>. Apr 2024 ».
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