statewide
[steyt-wahyd]
- extending throughout all parts of a state in the U.S.: a statewide search.
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- throughout a state: It was applauded statewide.
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Origin of statewide
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Examples from the Web for state-wide
Contemporary Examples
Evanhaim is anticipating a climate in which state-wide regulations require them: “We always want to be ahead of things.”
Historical Examples
His death in Montgomery in January, 1871, was an occasion of state-wide sorrow.
Makers and Romance of Alabama HistoryB. F. Riley
He rapidly attained a State-wide reputation as a lawyer and orator.
Kentucky in American Letters, v. 1 of 2John Wilson Townsend
But in 1901 Minnesota enacted a state-wide, mandatory primary law.
The Boss and the MachineSamuel P. Orth
These occurrences extend the known range to the eastward in Utah, and indicate a state-wide distribution.
Additional Records and Extensions of Known Ranges of Mammals from UtahStephen D. Durrant
Its distribution is state-wide with the exception of the extreme northwestern part.
The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, MexicoTicul Alvarez