STATEWIDE

statewide

(adjective) occurring or extending throughout a state; “the statewide recycling program”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

statewide (not comparable)

Happening in or affecting an entire state (political subdivision of a federal union).

Happening in or affecting an entire sovereign state; nationwide.

Synonyms

• (Extending throughout a subdivision of a federal union): cantonwide, provincewide

• (Extending throughout a sovereign state): countrywide, national, nationwide

Adverb

statewide (not comparable)

Throughout a state (political subdivision of a federal union).

Throughout a sovereign state; nationwide.

Synonyms

• (Throughout a subdivision of a federal union): provincewide

• (Throughout a sovereign state): countrywide, nationally, nationwide

Noun

statewide (plural statewides)

(US) An agency or association operating through a state (political subdivision).

Source: Wiktionary



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CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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