different between oversea vs transoceanic

English

Etymology

From Middle English over-se, over see, ouer sea, from Old English ofer s? (literally “over/across (the) sea”); equivalent to over +? sea. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzee, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??v?(?)si?/
• Hyphenation: over?sea
• Rhymes: -i?
• Homophone: oversea

Adjective

oversea (not comparable)

1. (chiefly Britain) Alternative form of overseas

Adverb

oversea (not comparable)

1. (chiefly Britain) Alternative form of overseas

Derived terms

• overseas

References

• “oversea” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

English

Etymology

From trans- +? oceanic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t?æn.z??.?i?æn.?k/

Adjective

transoceanic (comparative more transoceanic, superlative most transoceanic)

1. beyond or on the other side of an ocean

   Guam is a transoceanic territory of the United States.

2. crossing an ocean

   We took a transoceanic flight.

Translations

Anagrams

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Romanian

Etymology

From French transocéanique

Adjective

transoceanic m or n (feminine singular transoceanic?, masculine plural transoceanici, feminine and neuter plural transoceanice)

1. transoceanic

Declension