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abroad noun

  /əˈbɹɑd/ , /əˈbɹɔd/ , /əˈbɹɔːd/
  • (rare, Scotland) Countries or lands abroad. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
 buitenland

abroad adverb

  /əˈbɹɑd/ , /əˈbɹɔd/ , /əˈbɹɔːd/
  • Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. [from 1350–1470]
 buitenland
  • (dated) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode. [from 1150–1350)]
 buitenshuis, in het rond, naar alle kanten
  • Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed. [from early 19th c.]
 de kluts kwijt, verward
  • (sports) Played elsewhere than one's home grounds.
 op verplaatsing, uit-
  • (dated) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space. [from 1150–1350]
 ver van elkaar, wijd uiteen

abroad preposition

  /əˈbɹɑd/ , /əˈbɹɔd/ , /əˈbɹɔːd/
  • Throughout, over.
 alover, over de ganse lijn
near abroad
nabije buitenland
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