citywide
/ˈsɪt.iˌwaɪd/
citywide adjective: throughout a city.
Adjective
citywide (not comparable)
- Throughout a city.
- citywide violence
Adverb
citywide (not comparable)
- Throughout a city.
- The sale of liquor (which is banned by state law anyhow) at bootlegging liquor stores was banned citywide.1965, Natchez Hurries Bi-racial Talks as Fear Grips the City, “Jet”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume XXVIII, number 23, page 14
- […] tickets are available citywide in yellow automated machines at selected stops or at magazine and tobacco shops.2008, Hana Mastrini, Frommer's Prague & the Best of the Czech Republic, Wiley Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 260
Noun
citywide (plural citywides)
- A combined order of a shot of distilled spirit (especially bourbon) and an order of beer
- 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.2015, Aubrey Nagle, "8 places to get a Citywide Special in Philadelphia", PhillyVoice, http://www.phillyvoice.com/citywide-specials/
Forms of citywide
| plural | citywides |
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Origin of citywide
From city + -wide.
Clipping of citywide special (of unknown origin).
Questions about citywide
- What does citywide mean?
- Citywide means throughout a city.
- What part of speech is citywide?
- Citywide can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce citywide?
- Citywide is pronounced /ˈsɪt.iˌwaɪd/.
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