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abroad

/əˈbɹɔːd/ adverb

First recorded: mid 13th century Wiktionary

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Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.
A tree spreads its branches abroad.
Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode.

noun

Countries or lands abroad.

preposition

Throughout, over.

adjective

International.

Origin

First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- + broad.

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