Abroad Definition

ə-brôd
adjective
Out of one's own country.
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In a foreign country or countries.
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Away from one's home.
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In circulation; at large.
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Covering a large area; widely.
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noun
A foreign country or countries in which to live or travel.
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A foreign country or countries in which to live or travel.
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adverb
Broadly; far and wide.
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In circulation; current.
A report is abroad that he has won.
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Outside one's house; outdoors.
To stroll abroad.
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Outside one's own country; to or in foreign countries; specif., to or in another continent; overseas.
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Wide of the mark; in error.
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Abroad

  • from abroad

Origin of Abroad

  • Middle English abrod a- in, on a–2 brod broad broad

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English abrod a- in, on a–2 brod broad broad

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Abroad Sentence Examples

  • So, as you are now too old to wander abroad and work in a circus, I offer you a home here as long as you live.

  • The Florentine mosaics are perhaps better known abroad; they are composed of larger pieces than the Roman.

  • He then travelled abroad.

  • The consuming power of the population was greatly diminished, and in the year following the crisis the imports into Australia from abroad diminished by four and three-quarter millions.

  • And so toward the end of the year he went abroad to be initiated into the higher secrets of the order.

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Words Starting With

AABABR

Words Ending With

DADOAD

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abroad

Words Starting With A and Ending With D

Starts With A & Ends With DStarts With AB & Ends With DStarts With A & Ends With AD

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With A6 Letter Words Ending With D