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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Over 40% of the city's rental apartments are rent-stabilized, accounting for about one-fourth of citywide housing stock, according to the New York University Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025 Therefore, how individual property owners fare depends less on individual assessments and more on whether an increase was above or below the average change in citywide assessments. Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025 This year, the City will host a citywide fireworks display featuring a special drone countdown display, visible in Downtown and Midtown. Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025 Higgins winning the independent vote is a warning sign on immigration for Republicans in Miami-Dade County, said Jesse Manzano-Plaza, a GOP political consultant who ran two successful citywide campaigns for Miami’s outgoing Republican mayor, Francis Suarez, in 2017 and 2021. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 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 27 Dec. 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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