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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 whole
2. extending throughout an entire nation
Familiarity information: NATIONALLY used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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