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Oversea vs International - What's the difference?

oversea | international |

As an adjective oversea

is (chiefly|british).

As an adverb oversea

is (chiefly|british).

As a proper noun international is

international airport, as the shortened form of an airport name.

oversea

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (chiefly, British)

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • (chiefly, British)

    • References

    * * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.

    international

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or having to do with more than one nation.
  • Between or among nations; pertaining to the intercourse of nations; participated in by two or more nations; common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
  • Of or concerning the association called the International.
  • Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=(Joseph Stiglitz)
    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=19, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Globalisation is about taxes too , passage=It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today – with America standing out in the forefront and the UK not far behind.}}
  • Foreign; of another nation.

    • See also

    * supranational

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (sports) Someone who has represented their country in a particularly sport.
    • The United team includes five England internationals .
  • (sports) A game or contest between two or more nations.
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