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NATIONALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nationally mean? 

NATIONALLY (adverb)
  The adverb NATIONALLY has 2 senses:

1. with regard to a nation taken as a wholeplay

2. extending throughout an entire nationplay

  Familiarity information: NATIONALLY used as an adverb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NATIONALLY (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

With regard to a nation taken as a whole

Context example:

a nationally uniform culture

Pertainym:

national (limited to or in the interests of a particular nation)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Extending throughout an entire nation

Synonyms:

across the country; across the nation; nationally; nationwide

Context example:

it was broadcast nationwide

Pertainym:

national (of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country)


 Context examples 


A survey designed to collect nationally representative data routinely about the American public's use of cancer-related information.

(Health Information National Trends Survey, NCI Thesaurus)

As far as we know, this is the first epidemiological study to investigate the association between triclosan exposure with bone mineral density and osteoporosis in a nationally representative sample from US adult women.

(Common Ingredient in Toothpaste Puts Women at Risk of Bone Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)



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