English

Proper noun

Outremer

1. (historical, chiefly of France) The French Crusader States established in the Middle East after the First Crusade.
   • 1997: After the capture of Jerusalem, the genuine pilgrims had begun to trickle home; the Franks who remained in Outremer (as the Crusader lands in the Middle East had come to be called) were military adventurers, now out for what they could get. — John Julius Norwich, A Short History of Byzantium (Penguin 1998, p. 260)

English

Noun

outremer ‎(plural outremers)

1. An area beyond the sea.

French

Etymology

From Latin ultra + mare

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.tʁə.mɛʁ/

Noun

outremer m ‎(plural outremers)

1. ultramarine (color)

Adjective

outremer m, f ‎(invariable)

1. ultramarine