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Countrywide vs Worldwide - What's the difference?

countrywide | worldwide |

As adjectives the difference between countrywide and worldwide

is that countrywide is throughout a country; nationwide while worldwide is spanning the world.

As adverbs the difference between countrywide and worldwide

is that countrywide is throughout a country; nationwide while worldwide is throughout the world.

countrywide

English

Alternative forms

* country-wide

Adjective

(-)
  • Throughout a country; nationwide.

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • Throughout a country; nationwide.
  • * 1919 November 15, A. M. Graham, "The Memorial Building a Living Tribute", Arts & Decoration , volume XII, number 1, page 22:
    • …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 .
  • * 1988 , , Edgar Snow: A Biography , Indiana University Press, ISBN 0-253-31909-9, page 259:
    • On such a day the streets of Peking and other cities could be peaceful, as if order had been restored countrywide .
  • * 2011 , , The Wars of Afghanistan , PublicAffairs, ISBN 978-1-58648-763-8, pages 216–217:
    • The operation lifted Mujahidin pride and morale countrywide .

    worldwide

    English

    Alternative forms

    * world-wide

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Spanning the world.
    • A large meteorite impact would cause worldwide extinction of life.

    Derived terms

    * World Wide Web * WWW *

    Synonyms

    * global

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Throughout the world.
    • The character of James Bond is known worldwide .
    English is spoken worldwide .

    Synonyms

    * globally, internationally