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Italian
Etymology
From oltre- + mare (“sea”).
Adverb
oltremare
- overseas, abroad
- vivere oltremare ― to live overseas
Adjective
oltremare (invariable)
- situated, occurring, etc. overseas
- guerra oltremare ― war taking place overseas
- ultramarine (of a color)
- verde oltremare ― green ultramarine
Noun
oltremare m (invariable)
- (typically with di or da) foreign countries (in combination, overseas, abroad)
- venire d'oltremare ― to come from overseas
- ultramarine
- (chemistry) brilliant blue pigment
- brilliant dark blue or slightly purplish color
un lago dipinto in oltremare- a lake painted in ultramarine
Derived terms
Further reading
- oltremare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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