statewide

UK/steɪtˈwaɪd/US/steɪtˈwaɪd/

adjectiveB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,059 of 15,258mostly written

Statewide means reaching every part of a state. A statewide ban, statewide elections, statewide coverage.

It is American, since it needs states to make sense, and the British equivalent is nationwide or countywide. It works as an adverb too, so a rule can apply statewide.

Definitions of statewide

1adjectivestatewideReaching every part of a state.B2+
“The governor announced a statewide ban on fireworks during the drought.”

statewide is a quality.

Where it comes from

Proto-Indo-European
*steh₂-
Middle English
stat
English
state
English, today
statewide

Built from

stō · Latin — to stand

From state + -wide. state comes from Middle English stat. From Middle English stat (as a noun); adopted c. 1200 from both Old French estat and Latin stātus (“manner of standing, attitude, position, carriage, manner, dress, apparel; and other senses”), from stō (“to stand”). a doublet of estate and status. The sense of "polity" develops in the 14th century. Compare French être, Greek στέω, Italian stare, Portuguese estar, Romanian sta, and Spanish estar. The verb is first attested around the beginning of the 16th century. Related to English stand. Displaced native Old English hād (“state, condition”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

statewide in the wild

Alaska Public Television is viewed statewide except in the Fairbanks area, which is served by KUAC-TV as a locally-focused PBS station.
Alaska Public Media
Oregon's 2006 statewide election included a May 16 primary election and a November 7 general election.
2006 Oregon elections
Ten statewide ballot measures were on the November ballot.
2006 Oregon elections
Similarly, California enacted a statewide smoking ban for restaurants that went into effect in 1995.
List of smoking bans in the United States
Throughout the early to mid-2000s, especially between 2004 and 2007, an increasing number of states enacted a statewide smoking ban of some kind.
List of smoking bans in the United States

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