Civil vs Countrywide - What's the difference?
civil | countrywide | Related terms |
(uncomparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
(comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner.
Throughout a country; nationwide.
Throughout a country; nationwide.
* 1919 November 15, A. M. Graham, "The Memorial Building a Living Tribute", Arts & Decoration , volume XII, number 1, page
* 1988 , , Edgar Snow: A Biography , Indiana University Press, ISBN 0-253-31909-9, page 259:
* 2011 , , The Wars of Afghanistan , PublicAffairs, ISBN 978-1-58648-763-8, pages 216–217:
Civil is a related term of countrywide.
As adjectives the difference between civil and countrywide
is that civil is (uncomparable) having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion while countrywide is throughout a country; nationwide.As an adverb countrywide is
throughout a country; nationwide.civil
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people .
- It was very civil of him to stop the argument
Derived terms
* (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) ----countrywide
English
Alternative forms
* country-wideAdjective
(-)Adverb
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- …America, with such vital power, with a people ambitious, wealthy, great and of a noble past, has a task before it, into which it will enter with a will, since the need is felt countrywide .
- On such a day the streets of Peking and other cities could be peaceful, as if order had been restored countrywide .
- The operation lifted Mujahidin pride and morale countrywide .