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English[]

Etymology[]

From Middle English a- +‎ broad

Pronunciation[]

Adverb[]

Abroad (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive
Abroad

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  1. (dated) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
    A tree spreads its branches abroad.
  2. (dated) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode
    to walk abroad
    • I went to St. James', where another was preaching in the court abroad - John Evelyn
  3. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
    We have broils at home and enemies abroad.
  4. (dated) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.
    • He went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter. - Mark 1-45

Synonyms[]

  • overseas

Derived terms[]

  • be abroad

Translations[]

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Noun[]

Template:Rft Abroad

  1. (neologism) countries or lands abroad

Translations[]

  • Russian: зарубеж ru(ru) (zarubéž), зарубежье ru(ru) (zarubéžie), nominal derivations from za rubežóm

References[]

  • "Now abroad has entered English as a noun" - The New York Times, "ON LANGUAGE; The Near Abroad", William Safire, May 22, 1994, quoting Christian Caryl

Anagrams[]

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