citywide

adjective

city·​wide ˈsi-tē-ˌwīd How to pronounce citywide (audio)
: including or involving all parts of a city
a citywide blackout

Examples of citywide in a Sentence

The ban on smoking in public places is citywide.
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As allies of the policy who were disappointed when an imminent citywide ban wound up shelved because Mayor Adams had second thoughts, there are always the details. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025 The 2019 agenda item was listed as a resolution for unrepresented officers and employees, the employer-employee relations policy, the citywide salary schedule and employment agreements for Chan and City Attorney Susana Alcala Wood. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025 Coinciding with these promotions is NYC Hotel Week, which offers 25 percent off standard retail rates at more than 140 hotels citywide. Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 And the city would not have to spend $2.5 million on citywide speed limit sign replacement. Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for citywide 

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of citywide was in 1870

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“Citywide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citywide. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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citywide

adjective
city·​wide ˈsit-ē-ˌwīd How to pronounce citywide (audio)
: including or involving all parts of a city
a citywide blackout
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