nationwide
adjective /ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/Definition
B2 existing or happening in all parts of a particular country: a nationwide network/chain of shops a nationwide survey/referendumCountry and nationContinents and regions of the worldCountry names nationwide adverb B2 Schools nationwide are experiencing a shortage of teachers.Country and nationContinents and regions of the worldCountry names
(Definition of nationwide adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation, but you might be interested in these topics from the The Earth & outer space topic area:
- Astronomy
- Countries, nationalities & continents: continents & regions of the world
- Countries, nationalities & continents: country names
- Countries, nationalities & continents: nationalities
- Environmental issues
- Geography - general words
- Geography: areas of land in general
- Geography: banks & embankments
- Geography: caves, cracks & crevices
- Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses
- Geography: hills & mountains
- Geography: promontories & peninsulas
- Geography: scenery & views
- Geography: small & large land masses
- Geography: valleys
- Geography: wetland
- Geology - general words
- Geology: earthquakes & volcanic eruptions
- Geology: mineralogy
- Geology: precious & semi-precious stones
- Geology: types of rock
- Maps & map-making
- Points of the compass
- The Earth & outer space - general words
- Towns & regions: areas in towns & cities
- Towns & regions: city names & their inhabitants
- Towns & regions: environments & localities
- Towns & regions: named regions of countries
- Towns & regions: parts of countries
- Towns & regions: the countryside
- Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- abroad adverb (OTHER COUNTRY)
- citizen noun
- country noun (POLITICAL UNIT)
- countryman noun (FROM YOUR COUNTRY)
- countrywide adjective, adverb
- countrywoman noun
- extraterritorial adjective
- homegrown adjective
- international adjective
- mother country noun
- motherland noun
- nation-state noun
- national noun
- offshore adjective
- overseas adjective, adverb
- rogue state noun
- soil noun
- state noun (COUNTRY)
- superpower noun
- transnational adjective
Word of the Day
be under a cloud
to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
