English word nationwide comes from English nation, English -wide (Throughout the specified area.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| nation | English (eng) | (rare, dialectal) Extremely; very (rare) Damnation. (chiefly, historical) An association of students based on its members' birthplace or ethnicity.. (international, _, legal) A sovereign state.. (obsolete) A great number; a great deal.. A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological [...] |
| -wide | English (eng) | Throughout the specified area. |
| nationwide | English (eng) | Extending throughout an entire nation. Throughout a nation. |