countrywide

American  

[kuhn-tree-wahyd] / ˈkʌn triˈwaɪd /

Or country-wide

adjective

1. extending across or throughout the whole country; nationwide.

   a countrywide reaction; a countrywide highway system.

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Etymology

Origin of countrywide

First recorded in 1920–25; country + wide

Example Sentences

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countrywide

It spread countrywide the following day, fueled by longstanding frustration over corruption and economic hardship.

From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026

And he ruthlessly stamped out internal challenges to his rule, including several waves of countrywide unrest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026

Inside Zona 7, about 60 inmates remain, along with hundreds more countrywide for whose release family members have been clamoring for weeks.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

Bazaaris provided financial support to the opposition and drew on their countrywide networks to help organize the unrest, lending decisive help to the uprising that included Iran’s mosque network, trade unions and many ordinary people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

The conference unanimously voted to initiate a massive countrywide antipass campaign beginning March 31 and climaxing on June 26 with a great bonfire of passes.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Related Words

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