# nationwide

Pronunciation: US say "nay-shuhn-WYD" /ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/; UK

## Adjective

1. Extending throughout an entire nation, covering or affecting all parts of the country.
   - Simple: Happening or found in every part of a country.
   - _Regulators ordered a nationwide recall of the contaminated medication._
   - _The power outage was nationwide, leaving millions of households in the dark._

## Adverb

2. Throughout an entire nation; in, to, or across all parts of a country.
   - Simple: In all parts of a country, not just one place.
   - _The documentary will be broadcast nationwide starting this fall._
   - _Protests erupted nationwide within hours of the court's ruling._

## Origin

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

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/nationwide (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).