nationwide

1 of 2

adjective

na·​tion·​wide ˌnā-shən-ˈwīd How to pronounce nationwide (audio)
: extending throughout a nation

nationwide

2 of 2

adverb

: throughout the nation

Examples of nationwide in a Sentence

Adjective The murders attracted nationwide attention.
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Adjective
Today, Australia battles the legacy of that decision with nationwide culling events. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 The judge's ruling came around the same time as the nationwide turnaround. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
But late last summer, CVS cut its full-year outlook for profits and launched a new plan to cut $2 billion in cost, partly with 2,900 in layoffs nationwide. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025 Instead of jail time, Ballot Measure 110 aimed to expand addiction treatment services in a state that ranked last in such offerings nationwide, through hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue redirected from a cannabis tax and savings resulting from reductions in arrests and incarceration. Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nationwide

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1891, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nationwide was in 1891

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“Nationwide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nationwide. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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nationwide

adjective
na·​tion·​wide
ˌnā-shən-ˈwīd
: extending throughout a nation
nationwide phone service

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