English Reference
Adjective

countrywide

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US /ˈkəntɹiˌwaɪd/ UK /kˈʌntɹɪwˌaɪd/ coun·try·wide

adj.happening or existing in every part of a country. You use this to describe something that covers the whole nation, like a law or a problem.

adj.extending throughout or affecting the entire territory of a nation. Typically used attributively to modify nouns related to distribution, policy, or infrastructure.


SIMPLE

The government is building a countrywide network of high-speed trains.

CONTEXTUAL

The new law will be enforced countrywide starting next month to ensure consistency across all states.

COMPLEX

The sudden drop in temperatures led to a countrywide shortage of heating oil, forcing the government to implement emergency rationing measures in the northern provinces.

Coalescing out of countrywide protests that followed the collapse of a train station that winter, it is one of the largest student movements in Europe .

The Guardian· 4 Sept 2026
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Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Occasional
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