单词 | nationwide |
释义 | nationwideadj.adv. A. adj. Extending throughout a nation; affecting or reaching the whole of a nation. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [adjective] > spread or diffused > widely wideOE rampanta1540 widespread1582 cheverel1583 worldwide1602 broada1616 ubiquitary1652 wide-spreading1655 broadcast1785 country-wide1845 statewide1848 nationwide1891 planetwide1920 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > affecting all indiscriminately > affecting the whole nation nationwide1891 1891 Econ. Jrnl. 1 178 It will be necessary presently to consider plans which are put forward as nation-wide, and indeed as world-wide. 1915 Munsey's Mag. May 708/2 The nation-wide primary is coming. 1925 E. S. Jones Christ of Indian Road iii. 72 A year ago began a struggle in South India that has had nation-wide consequences. 1938 Foreign Service Feb. 5/1 The nationwide observance of National Defense week is entitled to greater and greater emphasis. 1972 Daily Tel. 21 Jan. 1/7 Mr. Ian Smith, the Rhodesian Prime Minister, is to make a nationwide broadcast today. 1999 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 23 Sept. 50/1 The railroads..transformed America into an efficient nationwide marketplace. B. adv. Throughout a nation; so as to affect or reach the whole of a nation. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [adverb] > widely spread wideOE rivedlyc1300 widely1579 worldwide1836 worldwidely1856 statewide1888 nationwide1971 1971 Films in Rev. Aug. 422/1 It was made as a ‘pilot’ for a teleseries..which ABC hopes to see nation-wide in the coming season. 1987 W. Greider Secrets of Temple i. i. 27 America's pluralist tradition and federal law prohibited Citibank or Chase or the others from operating nationwide as the major foreign banks could. 1999 N.Y. Times 3 Oct. v. 9/2 Since it was identified in 1993, there have been 227 reported cases nationwide. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1891 |
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