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abroad

ab·road

UK/əˈbɹɔːd/ US/əˈbɹoːd/ common
adverb (3) adjective (1)

adverb

1.

to or in a foreign country

  • “they had never travelled abroad”
2.

far away from home or one''s usual surroundings

  • “looking afield for new lands to conquer” R.A.Hall
Synonyms
3.

adjective

1.

in a foreign country

  • “markets abroad”
  • “overseas markets”
Synonyms
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Origin

First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- + broad.

Phrases

  • be abroad
  • go abroad
  • study abroad
  • the schoolmaster is abroad

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