6 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
adjective in a foreign country
adverb to or in a foreign country
adverb far away from home or one's usual surroundings; - R.A.Hall
originFirst attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- + broad.
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