townwide
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adv
Throughout a town.
Example Sentences
- "Their desire to serve beer and wine led to an unintended townwide beer ban."
- "The two boys became inseparable so early on that they were known townwide as “the Twins.”"
- "The Town appointed a Parking Study Committee to address complaints townwide."
- "In 2008, Brookline police gave 119 citations townwide for parking more than 12 in. from the curb, indicating at least a modest level of enforcement."
Etymology
Etymology tree English town 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 townwide From town + -wide.
Inflected Forms
town-wide (alternative)