islandwide
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- island-wide
Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]islandwide (not comparable)
- Extending throughout an island.
- 2009 January 2, Jackie Calmes, “‘Hail to Chief’ Ambience for President in Waiting”, in New York Times[1]:
- Mr. Obama's determined effort to remain out of power for now extended to Oahu's islandwide loss of electricity last Friday and Saturday.
Adverb
[edit]islandwide (not comparable)
- Throughout an island.
- 2011, Stormy Cozad, Kauai: 100 Years in Postcards, page 43:
- The bakery added bread and delivered it islandwide.