statewide

IPA/ˈsteɪt.waɪd/
KK[stˈetwˌaɪd]IPA/ˈsteɪt.waɪd/

statewide — adjective

  • statewidepositive
  • more statewidecomparative
  • most statewidesuperlative

1. describing something that applies to or covers an entire US state — for example,

1.adjectiveB2
Definition

describing something that applies to or covers an entire US state — for example, a statewide school policy that affects every classroom in California, not just one city.

Example

The governor signed a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags.

attributive use before nouns

Beatriz read about the new statewide law in the morning paper.

Common collocations
  • statewide ban
  • statewide law
  • statewide system
  • statewide survey
  • statewide policy
Synonyms
  • state-wide

    hyphenated variant, same meaning but less common in modern usage

  • all-state

    used in narrower contexts such as sports teams (e.g. 'all-state basketball') or competitions

Antonyms
  • local

    limited to a smaller area within a state, such as a single city or county

  • countywide

    covers only one county rather than the entire state

Grammar Patterns

statewide + noun

Usage Note

Commonly used before a noun (attributive position). In American English, 'state' refers to one of the 50 states of the US; in other varieties, 'state' may refer to a country as a whole, so 'statewide' is most natural in US contexts.

Common Mistakes

The new rule is statewide covering.
The new rule provides statewide coverage.
'statewide' is an adjective, not a verb form; pair it with a noun like 'coverage', 'policy', or 'system'.

statewide — adverb

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: adjective/1

'Statewide' is specific to a single US state or subnational region, whereas 'national' and 'nationwide' refer to an entire country. 'Countrywide' is rarer and more formal, used mostly in writing about large-scale policies. 'Statewide' and 'state-wide' (hyphenated) are interchangeable, but the solid form is now standard in American English. For example, a 'statewide ban on plastic bags' applies in California only, while a 'nationwide ban' would cover the whole US.

statewide ↗national ↗countrywide ↗nationwide ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

Etymology

LatinOld FrenchEnglish

Formed by combining 'state' (from Latin 'status' meaning condition or position, via Old French 'estat') with 'wide' (from Old English 'wid', meaning extensive or broad). The pattern mirrors other compound adjectives like 'nationwide', 'worldwide', and 'countrywide', which have been used since the 19th century to describe coverage over a defined area.

First known use

1848

1848, in the meaning defined above Adverb