abroad

Meanings

1. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
2. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.
3. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode.
4. Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction.
5. Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed.
6. Played elsewhere than one's home grounds.

1. Countries or lands abroad.

1. Throughout, over.

1. International.

Etymology

First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- + broad.