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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Occurring or extending throughout a state.
  • adverb Throughout a state.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Happening in or affecting an entire state (political subdivision of a federal union).
  • adjective Happening in or affecting an entire sovereign state; nationwide.
  • adverb Throughout a state (political subdivision of a federal union).
  • adverb Throughout a sovereign state; nationwide.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective occurring or extending throughout a state

Etymologies

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state +‎ -wide

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