Kilo Lingo

/əˈbrɔːd/

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Translation

In or to a foreign country, not your own.

Word origin

From Middle English abrood, meaning widely or over a wide area, from a (on) and brood (broad); later it came to mean out of your own country.

Origin
Middle English
Root
abrood
English cognates
broad

Examples

Spain.

"Abroad" means in a different country from your own.

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You go abroad; you never say go to abroad.

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No "in" or "to" is needed before "abroad".

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This word is part of lesson 60.