B2adjectivesocietypolitics
US/ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/
UK/ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/
happening or existing in every part of a country
In context
The company launched a nationwide campaign to promote recycling.
A nationwide search began for the missing child.
The strike caused nationwide delays on the railways.
Words that go with nationwide
adjective + noun
- nationwide campaignThe nationwide campaign reached millions of people.
- nationwide searchA nationwide search was launched for the driver.
- nationwide surveyA nationwide survey asked teenagers about sleep.
- nationwide strikeA nationwide strike closed most schools.
- nationwide banDoctors called for a nationwide ban on the product.
- nationwide protestThe law led to a nationwide protest.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
a nation wide campaignCorrect: a nationwide campaign