National vs Countrywide - What's the difference?

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National is a related term of countrywide.

As adjectives the difference between national and countrywide

is that national is of or having to do with a nation while countrywide is throughout a country; nationwide.

As a noun national

is a subject of a nation.

As an adverb countrywide is

throughout a country; nationwide.

national

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Of or having to do with a nation.

(by extension) Of or having to do with a country (sovereign state).

Import tariffs were raised for the national interest.

Usage notes

See nation'' for notes regarding the usage of ''national to refer to the UK and its member states.

Derived terms

* international * nationally * nationalistic

Noun

(en noun)

A subject of a nation.

The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.

(usually, in the plural) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.

After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to the nationals .

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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 .