citywide
/ˈsɪt.iˌwaɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Throughout a city.
adv
Throughout a city.
Example Sentences
- "citywide violence"
- "The sale of liquor (which is banned by state law anyhow) at bootlegging liquor stores was banned citywide."
- "[…] tickets are available citywide in yellow automated machines at selected stops or at magazine and tobacco shops."
- "Within a few years, forty-six playgrounds opened citywide."
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree 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.