Meanings
citywide1
- not comparableThroughout a city.
Within a few years, forty-six playgrounds opened citywide.
2009, Dominic A. Pacyga, Chicago: A Biography, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 1702 more examples
The sale of liquor (which is banned by state law anyhow) at bootlegging liquor stores was banned citywide.
1965, Natchez Hurries Bi-racial Talks as Fear Grips the City, “Jet”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume XXVIII, number 23, page 14[…] tickets are available citywide in yellow automated machines at selected stops or at magazine and tobacco shops.
2008, Hana Mastrini, Frommer's Prague & the Best of the Czech Republic, Wiley Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 260
citywide2
plural citywides
- PhiladelphiaslangA combined order of a shot of distilled spirit (especially bourbon) and an order of beer
1 more example
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.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveoccurring or extending throughout a city
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
citywide · adjective, adverb
- Late Latincīvitātem (city)
- Old Frenchcitet
- Middle Englishcite
- Englishcity
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁ós
- Proto-Germanic*wīdaz
- Old Englishwīd
- Englishwide
- Englishcitywide
Cite this entry
citywide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citywide
“citywide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citywide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “citywide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citywide.
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