See example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Chinese
China is connected by land to Europe. So… Is a Chinese National moving to France technically “overseas”? I mean technically you could tavel by land there?
🤔🤔🤔
the dictionary is a lie…
See example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Chinese
China is connected by land to Europe. So… Is a Chinese National moving to France technically “overseas”? I mean technically you could tavel by land there?
🤔🤔🤔
the dictionary is a lie…
Before trains, sea travel was the standard way to travel long distances even if a land route was available. Sea voyages came to represent any destination that was far enough away that communities wouldn’t be in regular contact.