abroad

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Synonyms: broad, abrood, aboad, a road, a-road

Antonyms: broad, abrood, aboad, a road, a-road

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Adverb

1. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. {{defdate|from 1350–1470}}<ref name=SOED/>
2. {{lb|en|dated}} At large; widely; [[broadly]]; over a wide space. {{defdate|from 1150–1350}}<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5|page=8}}</ref>
3. {{senseid|en|unconfined}}{{lb|en|dated}} Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode. {{defdate|from 1150–1350)}}<ref name=SOED/>
4. {{lb|en|dated}} Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction. {{defdate|from late 15^th c.}}<ref name=SOED/>
5. Not on target; [[astray]]; in [[error]]; confused; dazed. {{defdate|from early 19^th c.}}<ref name=SOED/>
6. {{lb|en|sports}} Played elsewhere than one's home grounds.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|rare|Scotland}} Countries or lands abroad. {{defdate|First attested in the mid 19^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/><ref name=DSL>{{R:DSL|pos=n}}</ref>

Preposition

1. [[throughout|Throughout]], over.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|nonstandard|chiefly|NNSE}} {{cap|international}}.

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