nationwide adjective - definition in Business English Dictionary

nationwide

/ˌneɪʃ^ənˈwaɪd/ US /ˈneɪʃənˌwaɪd/ adjective [only before noun]

› existing or happening in all parts of a particular country:

a nationwide chain/network Essential services could still be delivered through a nationwide network of local post offices.

a nationwide strike

(Definition of nationwide adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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