countrywide
Translation
nationwide, countrywide
Examples
There was a countrywide power outage.
There was a countrywide power outage.
The new policy was implemented countrywide.
The new policy was implemented countrywide.
Grammar Patterns
((countrywide)) + noun. A countrywide search was launched.
verb + ((countrywide)). The event was broadcast countrywide.
Similar Words
Synonyms: nationwide, national; Antonyms: local, regional
Etymology
A compound of 'country' and 'wide', meaning extending across the whole extent of a country.
Memory Tips
Picture a map of a country, and imagine something spreading to cover it 'wide'.