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countywide en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English county 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 countywide From county + -wide.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Occurring or extending throughout a county
    • Even with only 14.1 percent of the votes countywide counted as of 11 p.m. Tuesday, 92.16 percent of the 1,160 votes cast in the community northwest of Tracy near the Alameda County line favored incorporation. 2024 March 6, Dennis Wyatt, “Mountain House voters make it clear: SJ County getting 8th city”, in Manteca Bulletin, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2025:
    • To win a spot on the board, you have to run a countywide campaign--no small trick. 1988 March 4, Ben Joravsky, “The Cousin Campaign”, in Chicago Reader:

countywide en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English county 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 countywide From county + -wide.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Throughout a county.