abroad

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• Received-Pronunciation: /əˈbɹɔːd/
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• Australian, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard: /əˈbɹoːd/
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• /əˈbɹɔd/ without the cot–caught merger
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• cot-caught-merger: /əˈbɹɑd/
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• Scotland: /əˈbɾɔd/
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• Wales: /əˈbɾɔːd/
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• rhymes with -ɔːd
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• CMU ARPABET: AH0 B R AO1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- + broad.

171 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: فِي الْخَارِج (fī l-ḵārij) — in foreign countries
• Arabic: اِلَى الْخَارِج (ilā l-ḵārij) — in foreign countries
• Arabic: بره (barra) — in foreign countries
• Azerbaijani: xaricdə — in foreign countries
• Belarusian: за мяжо́й (za mjažój) — in foreign countries
• Belarusian: за мяжу́ (za mjažú) — in foreign countries
• Bulgarian: в чужбина (v čužbina) — in foreign countries
• Bulgarian: в странство (v stranstvo) — in foreign countries
• Bulgarian: зад граница (zad granica) — in foreign countries
• Catalan: a l'estranger — in foreign countries
• Chinese Mandarin: 國外 /国外 (guówài) — in foreign countries
• Chinese Mandarin: 海外 (hǎiwài) — in foreign countries
• Ngazidja Comorian: udjenini — in foreign countries
• Czech: v zahraničí — in foreign countries
• Czech: do zahraničí — in foreign countries
• Danish: udenlands — in foreign countries
• Dutch: in het buitenland — in foreign countries
• Dutch: naar het buitenland — in foreign countries
• Esperanto: eksterlande — in foreign countries
• Finnish: ulkomailla — in foreign countries
• Finnish: ulkomaille — in foreign countries
• French: à l'étranger — in foreign countries
• Georgian: საზღვარგარეთ (sazɣvargaret) — in foreign countries
• Georgian: უცხოეთში (ucxoetši) — in foreign countries
• German: im Ausland — in foreign countries
• German: ins Ausland — in foreign countries
• Greek: στο εξωτερικό (sto exoterikó) — in foreign countries
• Ancient Greek: ἔκδημος (ékdēmos) — in foreign countries
• Haitian Creole: aletranje — in foreign countries
• Hebrew: חוּ״ל — in foreign countries
• Hindi: विदेश में (videś mẽ) — in foreign countries
• Hungarian: külföldön — in foreign countries
• Hungarian: külföldre — in foreign countries
• Icelandic: í utlöndum — in foreign countries
• Icelandic: erlendis — in foreign countries
• Igbo: na ùfèsị — in foreign countries
• Irish: thar sáile — in foreign countries
• Irish: thar lear — in foreign countries
• Italian: all'estero — in foreign countries
• Japanese: 国外に (kokugai ni) — in foreign countries
• Japanese: 海外に (kaigai ni) — in foreign countries
• Korean: 국외 (gugoe) — in foreign countries
• Korean: 해외 (hae'oe) — in foreign countries
• Latvian: ārzemēs — in foreign countries
• Latvian: uz ārzemēm — in foreign countries
• Maltese: msiefer — in foreign countries
• Manx: ass y cheer — in foreign countries
• Norman: à l'êtrangi — in foreign countries
• Norwegian Bokmål: utenlands — in foreign countries
• Norwegian Bokmål: i utlandet — in foreign countries
• Norwegian Nynorsk: utanlands — in foreign countries
• Norwegian Nynorsk: i utlandet — in foreign countries
• Old English: ūtanlandes — in foreign countries
• Persian: خارج از کشور — in foreign countries
• Polish: za granicą — in foreign countries
• Polish: za granicę — in foreign countries
• Portuguese: no exterior — in foreign countries
• Portuguese: no estrangeiro — in foreign countries
• Portuguese: ao exterior — in foreign countries
• Portuguese: ao estrangeiro — in foreign countries
• Portuguese: no ultramar — in foreign countries
• Portuguese: no além-mar — in foreign countries
• Portuguese: ao ultramar — in foreign countries
• Portuguese: ao além-mar — in foreign countries
• Russian: за грани́цей (za granícej) — in foreign countries
• Russian: за рубежо́м (za rubežóm) — in foreign countries
• Russian: за грани́цу (za granícu) — in foreign countries
• Russian: за рубе́ж (za rubéž) — in foreign countries
• Russian: за кордо́ном (za kordónom) — in foreign countries
• Russian: на чужби́не (na čužbíne) — in foreign countries
• Scottish Gaelic: thall thairis — in foreign countries
• Scottish Gaelic: an cèin — in foreign countries
• Scottish Gaelic: a-null thairis — in foreign countries
• Croatian: inozemstvo — in foreign countries
• Serbo-Croatian: иностранство — in foreign countries
• Serbo-Croatian: inostranstvo — in foreign countries
• Spanish: en el extranjero — in foreign countries
• Spanish: en el exterior — in foreign countries
• Spanish: en extranjis — in foreign countries
• Spanish: al extranjero — in foreign countries
• Spanish: a extranjis — in foreign countries
• Swedish: utomlands — in foreign countries
• Swedish: utrikes — in foreign countries
• Tamil: வெளிநாட்டில் (veḷināṭṭil) — in foreign countries
• Tamil: வெளிநாடுகளில் (veḷināṭukaḷil) — in foreign countries
• Turkish: dışarı — in foreign countries
• Ottoman Turkish: طیشاری (dışarı) — in foreign countries
• Ukrainian: за кордо́ном (za kordónom) — in foreign countries
• Ukrainian: за кордо́н (za kordón) — in foreign countries
• Bulgarian: навсякъде (navsjakǎde) — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• Dutch: wijd uiteen — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• Dutch: ver van elkaar — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• Finnish: laajalla — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• Finnish: laajalle — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• French: de tous côtés — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• French: dans toutes les directions — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• Latvian: plaši — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• Latvian: visur — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• Portuguese: amplamente — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• Portuguese: largamente — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• Russian: широко́ (širokó) — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• Russian: повсю́ду (povsjúdu) — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• Russian: везде́ (vezdé) — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• Russian: вширь (vširʹ) — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• Spanish: por todas partes — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• Spanish: en todas direcciones — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• Tamil: விரித்து (virittu) — at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
• Bulgarian: на открито (na otkrito) — without a certain confine; outside the house
• Bulgarian: извън къщи (izvǎn kǎšti) — without a certain confine; outside the house
• Dutch: in het rond — without a certain confine; outside the house
• Dutch: naar alle kanten — without a certain confine; outside the house
• Dutch: buitenshuis — without a certain confine; outside the house
• Finnish: ulkona — without a certain confine; outside the house
• French: dehors — without a certain confine; outside the house
• Latvian: ārā — without a certain confine; outside the house
• Latvian: ārpus — without a certain confine; outside the house
• Portuguese: fora de casa — without a certain confine; outside the house
• Russian: снару́жи (snarúži) — without a certain confine; outside the house
• Russian: на у́лице (na úlice) — without a certain confine; outside the house
• Russian: нару́жу (narúžu) — without a certain confine; outside the house
• Russian: на у́лицу (na úlicu) — without a certain confine; outside the house
• Spanish: al exterior — without a certain confine; outside the house
• Tamil: சுற்றும் (cuṟṟum) — without a certain confine; outside the house
• Ottoman Turkish: طیشاری (dışarı) — without a certain confine; outside the house
• Dutch: verward — astray
• Dutch: de kluts kwijt — astray
• Finnish: eksyksissä — astray
• Dutch: op verplaatsing — played elsewhere
• Dutch: uit- — played elsewhere
• Finnish: vieras- — played elsewhere
• French: à l'extérieur — played elsewhere
• Basque: atzerri — countries or lands abroad
• Bulgarian: чужбина (čužbina) — countries or lands abroad
• Catalan: estranger — countries or lands abroad
• Chinese Mandarin: 海外 (hǎiwài) — countries or lands abroad
• Chinese Mandarin: 國外 /国外 (guówài) — countries or lands abroad
• Danish: udland — countries or lands abroad
• Dutch: buitenland — countries or lands abroad
• Finnish: ulkomaat — countries or lands abroad
• French: l'étranger — countries or lands abroad
• Georgian: უცხოეთი (ucxoeti) — countries or lands abroad
• Georgian: საზღვარგარეთი (sazɣvargareti) — countries or lands abroad
• German: Ausland — countries or lands abroad
• Greek: εξωτερικό (exoterikó) — countries or lands abroad
• Greek: αλλοδαπή (allodapí) — countries or lands abroad
• Hebrew: חוּץ לָאָרֶץ (ḥutz laáretz) — countries or lands abroad
• Hebrew: חו״ל (ḥul) — countries or lands abroad
• Hindi: विदेश (videś) — countries or lands abroad
• Hungarian: külföld — countries or lands abroad
• Japanese: 海外 (kaigai) — countries or lands abroad
• Japanese: 外国 (kokugai) — countries or lands abroad
• Japanese: 在外 (zaigai) — countries or lands abroad
• Latvian: ārzemes — countries or lands abroad
• Polish: zagranica — countries or lands abroad
• Portuguese: exterior — countries or lands abroad
• Portuguese: ultramar — countries or lands abroad
• Portuguese: além-mar — countries or lands abroad
• Russian: заграни́ца (zagraníca) — countries or lands abroad
• Russian: зарубе́жье (zarubéžʹje) — countries or lands abroad
• Spanish: el extranjero — countries or lands abroad
• Spanish: extranjis — countries or lands abroad
• Tamil: வெளிநாடு (veḷināṭu) — countries or lands abroad
• Tamil: வெளிநாடுகள் (veḷināṭukaḷ) — countries or lands abroad
• Turkish: yurtdışı — countries or lands abroad
• Ukrainian: закордо́н (zakordón) — countries or lands abroad
• Arabic: فِي اَلْخَارِج (fī l-ḵārij) — throughout
• Arabic: برا (barrā) — throughout
• Dutch: alover — throughout
• Dutch: over de ganse lijn — throughout
• Finnish: pitkin — throughout
• Tamil: எங்கும் (eṅkum) — throughout