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Overseas vs External - What's the difference?

overseas | external | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between overseas and external

is that overseas is abroad while external is outside of something; on the exterior.

As an adverb overseas

is abroad.

overseas

English

Alternative forms

* (British) oversea

Adjective

(-)
  • Abroad.
    • Overseas branches of the company are doing well.
  • Living (being resident) in a foreign country.
    • Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America.
  • Across a sea.
    • Her overseas trip went well.

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Abroad.
    • He emigrated and now lives overseas .
  • Across a sea.

    • external

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Outside of something; on the exterior.
    • This building has some external pipework.
  • * Milton
    • Of all external things, / She [Fancy] forms imaginations, aery shapes.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Her virtues graced with external gifts.
  • Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
  • * Trench
    • The external circumstances are greatly different.
  • Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations.
    • external''' trade or commerce; the '''external relations of a state or kingdom
  • (anatomy) Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.

    • Antonyms

    * internal

    Related terms

    * externalization * externalize * externalism * externalist * externality

    External links

    * * * English words suffixed with -al