"nationwide" meaning in All languages combined

See nationwide on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nationwide.wav [UK] Forms: nationwide [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
enPR: nā'shən-wīdʹ Etymology: nation + -wide Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|nation|wide}} nation + -wide Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A nationwide situation or event happens throughout the nation.
    Sense id: simple-nationwide-en-adj-BJvpcBRK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -wide

Preposition [English]

IPA: /ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nationwide.wav [UK] Forms: nationwide
enPR: nā'shən-wīdʹ Etymology: nation + -wide Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|nation|wide}} nation + -wide Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something happens nationwide, it happens throughout the nation.
    Sense id: simple-nationwide-en-prep-lg4GXw-m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -wide
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