citywide

[ sit-ee-wahyd ]

adjective

1. occurring throughout a city; including an entire city:

   citywide school board elections.

2. open to including, or affecting all the inhabitants of or groups in a city:

   a citywide track meet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of citywide¹

First recorded in 1960–65; city + -wide

Example Sentences

The Bastrop, Texas, company, formerly headquartered in Hawthorne, has completed a 1.7-mile loop under the Las Vegas Convention Center and is building a larger citywide loop — both without federal funding.

From Los Angeles Times

Schneider is the founder of the Great Los Angeles Walk, an annual citywide event he started in 2006 to mark his 10th anniversary of moving to the city from Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times

She was celebrated, initially, for her decisive response when she became the nation’s first big city mayor to declare a coronavirus state of emergency, followed soon after by a citywide lockdown.

From Los Angeles Times

For its federally mandated report, DWP reviewed historical records and inspected nearly 42,000 service lines citywide, discovering no lead pipelines or galvanized lines that can harbor contaminants.

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Hernandez and her homeless and housing coordinator, Sophia Li, listened as Guevara said he understands that homelessness and public safety are massive citywide problems.

From Los Angeles Times