adj
Meaning 1
Throughout a country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nationwide
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
countrywide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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kŭn'tri-wīdʹ
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/ˌkʌn.tɹiˈwaɪd/
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rhymes with -aɪd
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CMU ARPABET: K AH1 N T R IY0 W AY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Throughout a country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nationwide
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
occurring or extending throughout a country or nation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the event aroused nationwide interest
- a countrywide fund-raising campaign
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nationwide
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrā Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta Old French contreebor. Middle English contre English country Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *h1weydhh1-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English countrywide From country + -wide.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: по цялата страна (po cjalata strana) — Throughout a country
- German: landesweit — Throughout a country
- Hungarian: országszerte — Throughout a country
- Polish: krajowy — Throughout a country
- Romanian: în toată țara — Throughout a country
- Turkish: ülke çapında — Throughout a country
- Vietnamese: toàn quốc — Throughout a country
- Vietnamese: khắp nước — Throughout a country
Real reading context