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NATIONWIDE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Occurring or extending throughout a country or nation
Example:
a countrywide fund-raising campaign
Synonyms:
countrywide; nationwide
Classified under:
Similar:
comprehensive (including all or everything)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extending throughout an entire nation
Example:
it was broadcast nationwide
Synonyms:
across the country; across the nation; nationally; nationwide
Classified under:
Context examples:
In a nationwide study in the US that tracked the cognitive health of women between the ages of 65 and 79 for 10 years, those who carried a genetic variant were nearly three times more likely to develop dementia if they were exposed to high levels of air pollution.
(The Surprising Link between Air Pollution, Alzheimer’s Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
On Thursday local time, the government of Samoa began a planned two-day shutdown to make way for a nationwide vaccination campaign to combat the measles outbreak that had, by reports, infected over 4,200 of the island nation's roughly 200,0000 residents since October and killed at least 62, including 54 small children.
(Samoan government temporarily shuts down for nationwide measles vaccination drive, Wikinews)
In a nationwide study in the US that tracked the cognitive health of women between the ages of 65 and 79 for 10 years, those who had the APOE-e4 variant were nearly three times more likely to develop dementia if they were exposed to high levels of air pollution than APOE-e4 carriers who were not.
(The Surprising Link between Air Pollution, Alzheimer’s Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
