across the nation
46
2.6
- idiom
:
en todo el país
- All across the nation, thousands of young men answered the call to fight.
- schools across the nation
- communities across the nation
- colleges across the nation
Let's hope that does get brought back across the nation.
- Let's hope that does get brought back across the nation.
- There's something to be said for an entire sweep of delegates across the nation.
- City Years work in at risk communities across the nation is emblematic and life altering and brings to mind Robert Kennedy's inspiring words.
Examples
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All across the nation, major student protests against the U. S. invasion of Cambodia rocked college campuses.
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Check points have been erected across the nation.
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And all of you across the nation are seeing it as it happens.
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Participants can also learn about upcoming Let's Move! programs across the nation.
Academic text (2015) -
Recent budget cuts in the educational sector are adversely affecting schools across the nation.
Academic text (2012) -
To date, eleven school districts representing more than 650 schools across the nation have received certification.
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A mid-1980s survey showed that salaries for nurses varied widely across the nation and among regions.
Academic text (1997) -
One of the latest trends on university campuses across the nation is the introduction of valet parking for students.
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JW Sexton High School in Lansing, MI is one of the first high schools across the nation to implement Doctor Eric Thomas's School days program.
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In response to the pandemic, support for local businesses spread across the nation.
Synonyms
265
3.0
Happening across the whole country
236
1.8
In every part of the country
164
2.1
In many different places across the country
160
3.0
Across the whole country
27
2.6
In many places across a large area
2
3.5
Happening across the whole country
How Extensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'throughout the country' is directly derivable from combining 'across' (from one side to another / over) with 'nation' (country); the definite article does not change compositionality. This spatial/distributive composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be clear to an average B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Across the nation paints a simple picture of something stretching over a country's map: across shows movement from one side to the other and nation means the whole country. So, it now means 'throughout the country' or 'nationwide'.