different between countrywide vs nationwide

English

Alternative forms

• country-wide

Etymology

country +? -wide

Pronunciation

• enPR: k?n'tri-w?d?, IPA^(key): /?k?n.t?i?wa?d/
• Rhymes: -a?d
• Hyphenation: coun?try?wide

Adjective

countrywide (not comparable)

1. Throughout a country; nationwide.

Adverb

countrywide (not comparable)

1. Throughout a country; nationwide.
   • 1919 November 15, A. M. Graham, "The Memorial Building a Living Tribute", Arts & Decoration, volume XII, number 1, page 22:

     …America, with such vital power, with a people ambitious, wealthy, great and of a noble past, has a task before it, into which it will enter with a will, since the need is felt countrywide.

   • 1988, John Maxwell Hamilton, Edgar Snow: A Biography, Indiana University Press, ?ISBN, page 259:

     On such a day the streets of Peking and other cities could be peaceful, as if order had been restored countrywide.

   • 2011, Peter Tomsen, The Wars of Afghanistan, PublicAffairs, ?ISBN, pages 216–217:

     The operation lifted Mujahidin pride and morale countrywide.

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• nation-wide

Etymology

nation +? -wide

Pronunciation

• enPR: n?'sh?n-w?d?, IPA^(key): /?ne?.??n?wa?d/
• Rhymes: -a?d

Adjective

nationwide (not comparable)

1. Extending throughout an entire nation.

Synonyms

• countrywide, national

Antonyms

• citywide, districtwide, local, non-nationwide, provincewide, statewide

Translations

See also

• worldwide

Adverb

nationwide (not comparable)

1. Throughout a nation.
   • 1980, Simeon Booker, "Reagan Becomes U. S. President; His Top Blacks Had Key Roles", Jet, volume 59, number 10, pages 6–7:

     …Toote became the principal Black surrogate (highest “rank” in the Reagan campaign operation), booking Reagan for appearances before Black organizations and traveling nationwide in his behalf.

Synonyms

• countrywide, nationally

Antonyms

• citywide, districtwide, locally, statewide

Translations

See also

• worldwide