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overseas; (l'outre-mer) France's overseas territories

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Gendermasculine

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France .

Overseas France includes islands in three oceans.

Guadeloupe, Martinique .

Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion are overseas departments.

, -Calédonie.

He worked overseas for two years, in New Caledonia.

, .

In the overseas territories, the cost of living is often higher than on the mainland.

Hexagone.

People in the overseas territories vote in the same elections as those in mainland France.

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