Statewide

//steɪtˈwaɪd// adj, adv, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Happening in or affecting an entire state (political subdivision of a federal union). not-comparable

    "School monies are derived from two general sources in Georgia—State taxes and local taxes. ¶ The State secures money for its school funds from two sources—a statewide general property tax, and a unit of measure tax on gasoline and kerosene."

  2. 2
    Happening in or affecting an entire sovereign state; nationwide. not-comparable

    "But should economic science further such attempts by accepting those doctrines at their face value, couching all its discourse in terms of statewide economies, and making its basic estimates in terms of national totals, i.e., totals for the relatively artificial boundaries of states?"

Adjective
  1. 1
    occurring or extending throughout a state wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Throughout a state (political subdivision of a federal union). not-comparable

    "Sharks are an ever-present hazard in South Australia…as of 2002 there had been nearly 50 attacks statewide, including a 48-hour period in September 2000 that saw two surfer fatalities."

  2. 2
    Throughout a sovereign state; nationwide. not-comparable

    "Alternatives to the core Spanish identity were pressing only in the Catalon and Basque regions and not statewide."

Noun
  1. 1
    An agency or association operating through a state (political subdivision). US

Etymology

Etymology 1

From state + -wide.

Etymology 2

From state + -wide.

Etymology 3

From state + -wide.

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