nationwide

USnay-shuhn-WYD/ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/

2 meanings of nationwide

1
adjective
Extending throughout an entire nation, covering or affecting all parts of the country.
Regulators ordered a nationwide recall of the contaminated medication.
The power outage was nationwide, leaving millions of households in the dark.
Similarnational, countrywide
Oppositelocal, regional
2
adverb
Throughout an entire nation; in, to, or across all parts of a country.
The documentary will be broadcast nationwide starting this fall.
Protests erupted nationwide within hours of the court's ruling.
Similarnationally, countrywide
Oppositelocally, regionally

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Origin

The word was formed by combining "nation" with the suffix "-wide."