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townwide

townwide adjective: extending throughout a town.

Adjective

townwide (not comparable)

  1. Extending throughout a town.
    • Their desire to serve beer and wine led to an unintended townwide beer ban.2007 June 19, Michelle York, “Unwanted Result of Ballot Confusion: A Beerless Town”, in New York Times

Adverb

townwide (not comparable)

  1. Throughout a town.
    • The two boys became inseparable so early on that they were known townwide as “the Twins.”1994, Ethan Mordden, How Long Has This Been Going On?, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 158
    • The Town appointed a Parking Study Committee to address complaints townwide.2007, Patricia Joan O. Horsey, Carrie E. Schreiber, Chronological History of Chestertown, Maryland: 1900-1993, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 98

Forms of townwide

alternative formtown-wide

Origin of townwide

From town + -wide.

Questions about townwide

What does townwide mean?
Townwide means extending throughout a town.
What part of speech is townwide?
Townwide can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near townwide in the dictionary

  1. townswoman
  2. townswomen
  3. townward
  4. townwards
  5. townwear
  6. townwide
  7. towny
  8. Towong
  9. Towong Upper
  10. towpath
  11. towpaths

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