ultramar

Catalan

Adjective

ultramar (masculine and feminine plural ultramars)

  1. overseas

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ultramar, outramar, from Latin ultra (beyond) + mare (sea).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /uɫtɾɐˈmaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: ul‧tra‧mar

Noun

ultramar m (plural ultramares)

  1. overseas (countries and regions outside one’s country, especially across the sea)
    Eles viajaram para o ultramar.
    They travelled overseas.
  2. (often capitalized) The Portuguese African overseas territories.
    Guerra do Ultramar.
    Overseas War.

Synonyms


Spanish

Noun

ultramar m (plural ultramares)

  1. abroad; overseas
    trabajo en ultramar
    overseas work
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