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outre-mer

outre-mer

See also: outremer and Outremer

French

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.