citywide
English
editAlternative forms
edit- city-wide
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈsɪt.iˌwaɪd/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Etymology 1
editAdjective
editcitywide (not comparable)
- Throughout a city.
- citywide violence
Adverb
editcitywide (not comparable)
- Throughout a city.
- 2008, Hana Mastrini, Frommer's Prague & the Best of the Czech Republic, Wiley Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 260:
- […] tickets are available citywide in yellow automated machines at selected stops or at magazine and tobacco shops.
- 2009, Dominic A. Pacyga, Chicago: A Biography, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 170:
- Within a few years, forty-six playgrounds opened citywide.
Etymology 2
editClipping of citywide special (of unknown origin).
Noun
editcitywide (plural citywides)
- (slang, chiefly Philadelphia) A combined order of a shot of distilled spirit (especially bourbon) and an order of beer
- 2015, Aubrey Nagle, "8 places to get a Citywide Special in Philadelphia", PhillyVoice, [2]
- No list of Citywides would be complete without the original. Grab a can of PBR and a shot of Jim Beam for just $3, then stick around for some quality karaoke or the Thursday night Drag Show.
- 2015, Aubrey Nagle, "8 places to get a Citywide Special in Philadelphia", PhillyVoice, [2]
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