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 for other meeting topics, City Clerk Diana Fuentes discussed provisions to streamline the electoral process administered by her office as part of a citywide effort to gather voter input. Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025 Miami parks to get $10M in city funds February 13, 2025 7:07 PM Miami-Dade County Miami mayor pushes to redirect millions in citywide park funding to Inter Miami site February 12, 2025 12:13 PM See all stories Miami Herald Tess Riski covers Miami City Hall. Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025 Colorado Springs may not place a measure on the April municipal election ballot asking voters to overturn a recent citywide vote to allow recreational marijuana sales in the state’s second-largest city, a judge ruled this week. John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2025 In October, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed Executive Directive #9 to establish a citywide capital infrastructure plan. Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 25 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 4 Mar. 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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