citywide

adjective

city·​wide ˈsi-tē-ˌwīd 

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The festival was first announced in February at a press conference attended by Mayor Karen Bass, with organizers — including founder and former city council member Martin Ludlow — anticipating 250,000 attendees for the citywide, weeks-long event. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

These siblings, hatched this year at Montrose Beach, are the grandchildren of Monty and Rose, who sparked a citywide conservation movement after raising the first successful piping plovers chicks in Chicago in more than 70 years. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Through last Sunday, there have been 151 murders citywide, 37% fewer than the 198 last year during the same time. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

On Tuesday, Art Week NYC, the soon-to-launch annual citywide celebration of contemporary art presented by ARTnews, Art in America, and Artforum, announced the galleries participating in its gallery program. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for citywide

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• bisulphide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide

Kids Definition

citywide

adjective

city·​wide ˈsit-ē-ˌwīd 

: including or involving all parts of a city

a citywide blackout