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abroad

adverb

1 a valid passport is essential when travelling abroad:

overseas, out of the country, to/in foreign parts, to/in a foreign country/land, over the sea, beyond the seas.

2 rumours of his intention to visit a holy shrine were spread abroad:

widely, far and wide, everywhere, here, there, and everywhere, in all directions;

about, around, forth;

publicly, extensively;

informal every which way.

3 the Christmas spirit was abroad:

at large, current, in circulation, circulating, in the air, about, afoot, around, astir.

abroad Oxford Dictionary of English