citywide B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈsɪt.iˌwaɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #33750 Meanings 1 adj Happening or spreading across a whole city. The mayor launched a citywide recycling program. 2 adv Across the whole city. The new rule will be enforced citywide. Appears in Phrases (1) See all citywide strike a work stoppage affecting workers or services throughout a city Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Clipping of citywide special (of unknown origin). Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # citywide **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, adv **IPA (US):** /ˈsɪt.iˌwaɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 33750 ## Meanings 1. Happening or spreading across a whole city. 2. Across the whole city. ## Examples - The mayor launched a citywide recycling program. - The new rule will be enforced citywide. ## Etymology Clipping of citywide special (of unknown origin). ## AI Etymology Citywide is a clipping of citywide special (of unknown origin). As an adjective, the word preserves the older idea as a property attributed to a person, thing, action, or situation. In use as an adjective and an adverb, citywide denotes happening or spreading across a whole city and across the whole city. Typical contexts include “The mayor launched a citywide recycling program” and “The new rule will be enforced citywide”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown