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Definition of abroad adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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abroad

adverb
abroad pronunciation English əˈbrɔːd abroad pronunciation American əˈbrɔːd
(especially British English)
 
1 in or to a foreign countryto be/go/travel/live abroadShe worked abroad for a year.imports of cheap food from abroadHe was famous, both at home and abroad (= in his own country and in other countries).For a holiday abroad you need a valid passport.2 (formal) being talked about or felt by many peopleThere was news abroad that a change was coming.3 (old use) outside; outdoors