outre-mer

See also: outremer and Outremer

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.tʁə.mɛʁ/

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Adverb

outre-mer

1. overseas

   Je vais voyager outre-mer.

   I'm going to travel overseas.

Noun

outre-mer f (uncountable)

1. Collectively, the overseas territories (départements) of France, such as Guadeloupe and Réunion. Also called départements d'outre-mer or France d'outre-mer

   Il y a 6 millions sans emploi en France en comptant l’outre-mer.

   There are six million unemployed people in France, including the overseas territories.

Further reading

• “outre-mer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.