overseaspenpal
nounUK /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz ˈpenpæl/
US /ˌoʊvərˈsiːz ˈpenpæl/
A friend you write letters or messages to who lives in another country.
My overseaspenpal in Japan sends me postcards every month.
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2. A person in a distant land with whom you exchange emails or chat messages to learn about their culture.
She found an overseaspenpal through a school exchange program.
3. A long-distance writing companion from another country who helps you practice a new language.
His overseaspenpal corrects his Spanish sentences and he corrects her English.
4. A friendly contact abroad kept through regular mail or online messages.
The class kept an overseaspenpal in Kenya for the whole school year.