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Abroad is defined as something done in any country or countries that are not your own.
(adverb)An example of goods made abroad for the US customer are goods made in China.
The definition of abroad is a country or countries which are not your home country.
(noun)For a person who lives in the US, visiting England is example of going abroad.
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See abroad in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adverb
- broadly; far and wide
- in circulation; current: a report is abroad that he has won
- outside one's house; outdoors: to stroll abroad
- outside one's own country; to or in foreign countries
- ☆ to or in Europe
- wide of the mark; in error
Origin: ME abrode < on brod: see on & broad
See abroad in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adverb & adj.
- Out of one's own country.
- In a foreign country or countries.
- Away from one's home.
- In circulation; at large.
- Covering a large area; widely: “An epidemic is abroad in America” (Richard M. Smith).
- Not on target; in error.
A foreign country or countries in which to live or travel: “Do you like abroad or hate it?” (John le Carré).
Origin:
Origin: Middle English abrod
Origin: : a-, in, on; see a-2
Origin: + brod, broad; see broad
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