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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
citywide en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsɪt.iˌwaɪd/
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Late Latin cīvitātem (city)
Old French citetbor.
Middle English cite
English city
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *wīdaz
Old English wīd
English wide
English -wide
English citywide
From city + -wide.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Throughout a city.
citywide en · ADV · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsɪt.iˌwaɪd/
Etymology
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Late Latin cīvitātem (city)
Old French citetbor.
Middle English cite
English city
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *wīdaz
Old English wīd
English wide
English -wide
English citywide
From city + -wide.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Throughout a city.
Within a few years, forty-six playgrounds opened citywide.
2009, Dominic A. Pacyga, Chicago: A Biography, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 170:The sale of liquor (which is banned by state law anyhow) at bootlegging liquor stores was banned citywide.
1965, Natchez Hurries Bi-racial Talks as Fear Grips the City, “Jet”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume XXVIII, number 23, page 14:[…] tickets are available citywide in yellow automated machines at selected stops or at magazine and tobacco shops.
2008, Hana Mastrini, Frommer's Prague & the Best of the Czech Republic, Wiley Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 260:
citywide en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsɪt.iˌwaɪd/
Etymology
Clipping of citywide special (of unknown origin).
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(Philadelphia, slang) A combined order of a shot of distilled spirit (especially bourbon) and an order of beer
2015, Aubrey Nagle, "8 places to get a Citywide Special in Philadelphia", PhillyVoice, http://www.phillyvoice.com/citywide-specials/
No list of Citywides would be complete without the original. Grab a can of PBR and a shot of Jim Beam for just $3, then stick around for some quality karaoke or the Thursday night Drag Show.
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