Standard Lemma guide

statewide

adj · adv · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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  • stāt-wīdʹ
  • /steɪtˈwaɪd/
  • rhymes with -aɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: S T EY1 T W AY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Happening in or affecting an entire state (political subdivision of a federal union).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Happening in or affecting an entire sovereign state; nationwide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

Throughout a state (political subdivision of a federal union).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adv

Meaning 4

Throughout a sovereign state; nationwide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

An agency or association operating through a state (political subdivision).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

occurring or extending throughout a state

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the statewide recycling program

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh2-tu-s ~ *sth2-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state 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 statewide From state + -wide.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: ogólnostanowy — happening in or affecting an entire state (political subdivision of a federal union)
  • Vietnamese: toàn bang — happening in or affecting an entire state (political subdivision of a federal union)
  • Vietnamese: toàn tiểu bang — happening in or affecting an entire state (political subdivision of a federal union)
  • Belarusian: агульнадзяржа́ўны (ahulʹnadzjaržáwny) — happening in or affecting an entire sovereign state — see also nationwide, countrywide
  • Czech: celostátní — happening in or affecting an entire sovereign state — see also nationwide, countrywide
  • Polish: ogólnopaństwowy — happening in or affecting an entire sovereign state — see also nationwide, countrywide
  • Russian: общегосуда́рственный (obščegosudárstvennyj) — happening in or affecting an entire sovereign state — see also nationwide, countrywide
  • Ukrainian: загальнодержа́вний (zahalʹnoderžávnyj) — happening in or affecting an entire sovereign state — see also nationwide, countrywide
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