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citywide

adverb

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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adjective

  1. applies to every location within a city
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪt.iˌwaɪd/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English city Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English citywide From city + -wide.

  1. Throughout a city.

    citywide violence

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English city Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English citywide From city + -wide.

  1. Throughout a city.

    The sale of liquor (which is banned by state law anyhow) at bootlegging liquor stores was banned citywide.

    […] tickets are available citywide in yellow automated machines at selected stops or at magazine and tobacco shops.

noun

Etymology: Clipping of citywide special (of unknown origin).

  1. A combined order of a shot of distilled spirit (especially bourbon) and an order of beer

    2015, Aubrey Nagle, "8 places to get a Citywide Special in Philadelphia", PhillyVoice, http://www.phillyvoice.com/citywide-specials/ 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.

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