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islandwide

islandwide adjective: extending throughout an island.

Adjective

islandwide (not comparable)

  1. Extending throughout an island.
    • Mr. Obama's determined effort to remain out of power for now extended to Oahu's islandwide loss of electricity last Friday and Saturday.2009 January 2, Jackie Calmes, “‘Hail to Chief’ Ambience for President in Waiting”, in New York Times

Adverb

islandwide (not comparable)

  1. Throughout an island.
    • The bakery added bread and delivered it islandwide.2011, Stormy Cozad, Kauai: 100 Years in Postcards, page 43

Origin of islandwide

From island + -wide.

Questions about islandwide

What does islandwide mean?
Islandwide means extending throughout an island.
What part of speech is islandwide?
Islandwide can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near islandwide in the dictionary

  1. Islands of the Blest
  2. Islands of the North Atlantic
  3. Islandside
  4. islandward
  5. islandwards
  6. islandwide
  7. islandwoman
  8. islandwomen
  9. islandy
  10. Islas
  11. islatravir

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