overseas vs transnational

overseas

adj
  • Used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations: living (being resident) in a foreign country. 

  • Abroad. 

  • Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea. 

adv
  • Abroad. 

  • Across a sea; to an area across a sea. 

transnational

adj
  • Involving several nations or nationalities. 

  • Between or beyond national boundaries. 

noun
  • Someone operating in several countries. 

How often have the words overseas and transnational occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )