Comment on Why is it called "overseas" even if a dispora population move to a place connected by land?

piyuv@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Language is a living thing, it evolves as time progresses.

“Oversea” is currently synonymous with “abroad”. When it was first came to use, geography wasn’t as much advanced as it is today.

See en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oversea

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