Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Crossing the sea.
- adjective Beyond or coming from across the sea.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Crossing the sea.
- Located or existing beyond the sea.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Lying or being beyond the sea.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
beyond or on the other side of asea - adjective
crossing a sea
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Such intelligence the Hebridians probably receive from their transmarine correspondents.
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A further effect of transmarine provinces was the necessity for a standing provincial army.
149-146 2001
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God, that the most fertile regions, which were accustomed to supply provisions for distant and transmarine nations, were reduced to such poverty that they were almost consumed.
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996
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Joaquin Jose Monteiro Torres, minister of marine, and secretary for transmarine affairs.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 Maria Graham
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British North American, foreign, that is, transmarine correspondence, ought to converge and diverge.
A General Plan for a Mail Communication by Steam, Between Great Britain and the Eastern and Western Parts of the World James MacQueen
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He was the first to carry out on a large scale those plans of transmarine colonization whose inception was due to the
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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Germany, however, is not well favoured with respect to seaports, for in its transmarine trade it is largely dependent on foreign seaports -- namely, ports in Belgium, Holland, France, Italy, and Austria.
Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) Various
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The Marquis d'Aguiar, who had succeeded to the Conde de Linhares, died in January, and the Conde da Barca in June; when the Conde de Palmela became prime minister, Bezerra became president of the treasury, the Conde dos Arcos secretary for transmarine and naval affairs, the Conde de Funchal counsellor of state, and Don Tomas Antonio de Portogal secretary to the house of Braganza.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 Maria Graham
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It is, however, much otherwise with all her transmarine mail communications.
A General Plan for a Mail Communication by Steam, Between Great Britain and the Eastern and Western Parts of the World James MacQueen
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Adopting this route would connect all the Eastern transmarine possessions of Great Britain in one chain, with scarcely a link in the line of communication being dependent upon foreigners, except one or two, which the naval power of Great Britain could always command and control in case of emergency.
A General Plan for a Mail Communication by Steam, Between Great Britain and the Eastern and Western Parts of the World James MacQueen
reesetee commented on the word transmarine
On the other side of the sea. Compare to cismarine.
August 31, 2007
yarb commented on the word transmarine
Less put out of my way by my misfortune than the rest, I joined in conversation with this transmarine joker, and shewed him that wit was the common language of Africa and of Europe.
- Lesage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, tr. Smollett, bk 5 ch. 1
September 19, 2008