transmarine

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Invasion of the British Islands, or of any transmarine possession of Great Britain—save Canada—was denied to the United States by the immeasurable inferiority of her navy.

From Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

Germany, however, is not well favoured with respect to seaports, for in its transmarine trade it is largely dependent on foreign seaports—namely, ports in Belgium, Holland, France, Italy, and Austria.

From Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) by Eaton, Seymour

Some historians have attributed to the influence of Richelieu this policy of creating a seigneurial class in the transmarine dominions of France.

From The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism by Munro, William Bennett

He was the first to carry out on a large scale those plans of transmarine colonization whose inception was due to the Gracchi.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

The transmarine postal service has been a source of constant annoyance to almost every commercial nation.

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