nationwide

American  

[ney-shuhn-wahyd] / ˈneɪ ʃənˈwaɪd /

adjective

1. extending throughout the nation.

   The incident aroused nationwide interest.

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nationwide British  

/ ˈneɪʃənˌwaɪd /

adjective

1. covering or available to the whole of a nation; national

   a nationwide survey

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Etymology

Origin of nationwide

First recorded in 1910–15; nation + -wide

Example Sentences

Matt Muenster, chief economist of transportation technology and insights firm Breakthrough Fuel, estimated that about 300 to 400 drivers on average have been removed from service nationwide each week since the executive order was issued.

From The Wall Street Journal

Insurance companies that cover homes and cars are reaping the rewards of the inflation-busting price increases that have squeezed household budgets nationwide.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, the government's morality police, said in 2024 that this rule should be gradually applied nationwide.

From Barron's

The protests spread nationwide, reaching as far as the Persian Gulf island of Qeshm, a free-trade zone that has seldom seen any kind of political mobilization.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’ve long been puzzled as to why, at a moment when we’ve seen some of the worst nationwide test scores in 30 years, education debates rarely focus on basic academic excellence.

From The Wall Street Journal

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