different between societal vs countrywide

English

Etymology

society +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??sa??tl/

Adjective

societal (comparative more societal, superlative most societal)

1. Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
   • 2010, Malcolm Knox, The Monthly, April 2010, Issue 55, The Monthly Ptd Ltd, page 46:

     While H5N1 flu is obviously lethal, some milder flus pose a greater societal threat, Professor Mathews says.

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Anagrams

• aloetics, coaliest, coalites, cosalite

Spanish

Adjective

societal (plural societales)

1. societal

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.

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