transmarine

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While the kingdom of France was weak, monarchs like Henry II. and Richard I. might dream of extending their transmarine possessions to the detriment of their suzerain at Paris.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various

Such intelligence the Hebridians probably receive from their transmarine correspondents. 

From Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland by Johnson, Samuel

The laws and language, the manners and titles, of the French nation and Latin church, were introduced into these transmarine colonies.

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 by Milman, Henry Hart

Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, are to be separated from England, which is of course to detach itself from all its transmarine dependencies.

From Auguste Comte and Positivism by Mill, John Stuart

Thus, it is evident that this new and as yet not fully established agent of international communication, so far from obviating our rapid transmarine service, will but the more effectually necessitate it.

From Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post by Rainey, Thomas