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countrywide

or coun·try-wide

[ kuhn-tree-wahyd ]

/ ˈkʌn triˈwaɪd /

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adjective

extending across or throughout the whole country; nationwide: a countrywide reaction; a countrywide highway system.

RELATED WORDS

communal, civil, ethnic, domestic, governmental, internal, social, public, nationwide, interstate, royal, sovereign, general, state, vernacular, sweeping, home, imperial, native, federal

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Origin of countrywide

First recorded in 1920–25; country + wide

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for countrywide

The alleged practices that the government is suing over happened in 2007 and 2008, before BofA bought Countrywide.
Warren Buffett Slams Debt Ceiling Drama as "Damn Dumb"|CNBC|September 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The tiny park has become the center of a countrywide push against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Police Storm Istanbul’s Taksim Square|Mike Giglio|June 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov predicts more street protests—and countrywide economic decline.
To the Streets!|Anna Nemtsova|September 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The war in Libya has turned into a countrywide manhunt now that the rebels control most of its territory.
The Libyan Manhunt|Igor Kossov|August 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST

A group of large investors in mortgage bonds holding Countrywide loans are already threatening such action.
WikiLeaks' Wall Street Bombshell|Charlie Gasparino|December 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The railroads promptly fell in line with the countrywide summons for a more exacting standard of business ethics.
Government Ownership of Railroads, and War Taxation|Otto H. Kahn
Precipitation ranges from fifteen to fifty inches; the countrywide average is about twenty-eight inches.
Area Handbook for Romania|Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
Every new phase of recreation from playgrounds to philately presently has its countrywide association.
Society|Henry Kalloch Rowe